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A review by chelseayedinak
Queer Body Power: Finding Your Body Positivity by Essie Dennis
5.0
* I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review *
This was an excellent primer for the intersections of body positivity and queer identities. It's an approachable, non-academic read that I think a lot of LGBTQIA+ people navigating body image for the first time could benefit from reading. I think the target audience for this book would be people coming to these conversations and looking for a place to start, because as someone who has spent several years researching and reading about this topic, there was not much new information for me. However, I greatly enjoyed reading about the personal experiences of various queer people in interview portions throughout the book. I also enjoyed how consciously intersectional the book was and how how it does not just focus on one aspect of identity, but rather discussed queerness, anti-Blackness, racism, anti-fat bias, and more. For queer people wondering if they are alone in their experiences, I think books like this are invaluable in showing how widespread these problems are and providing guidance for how, on the individual level, people can work towards self-acceptance and community liberation.
This was an excellent primer for the intersections of body positivity and queer identities. It's an approachable, non-academic read that I think a lot of LGBTQIA+ people navigating body image for the first time could benefit from reading. I think the target audience for this book would be people coming to these conversations and looking for a place to start, because as someone who has spent several years researching and reading about this topic, there was not much new information for me. However, I greatly enjoyed reading about the personal experiences of various queer people in interview portions throughout the book. I also enjoyed how consciously intersectional the book was and how how it does not just focus on one aspect of identity, but rather discussed queerness, anti-Blackness, racism, anti-fat bias, and more. For queer people wondering if they are alone in their experiences, I think books like this are invaluable in showing how widespread these problems are and providing guidance for how, on the individual level, people can work towards self-acceptance and community liberation.