A review by haleyroachstafford
The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler

3.0

This title slays me every time. This book was for “censored novels” week in my Teen Materials class. It was infuriating to read/listen at times because Virginia’s parents were the worst. Especially her mom. This is the second mom in a book that I’ve really wanted to punch lately! That’s fun. Anyway, the fat-phobia in this book is awful (but that’s kinda the point) and I loved seeing the process of Virginia learning to trust herself and her body and fight back against the bullshit. She was a bad ass and I hope young girls have been inspired by her to focus on self love and feeling okay instead of their weight and diet BS that society shoves down our throats ❤️