A review by rdoose
The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce by Angie Manfredi

4.0

Like most collections, some pieces were better than others, but overall I think this is a powerful book that I hope many teens get their hands on. However, there were a couple of things that I wish the editor had excluded: each contributor had a bio after their piece, and one contributor included that they can be found "baking things that are bad for them." Another piece told readers to watch their sodium intake. I wish that in both cases the editor had called in these contributors and asked them to change their content. The reality is that a large portion of this book's readership likely struggles with disordered eating, so the moralizing of food as good or bad, or directives of what to eat or not eat, is triggering and takes away the effect of the book being a completely safe space. Other than those two instances, however, I think this is a very affirming book that will hopefully save teens some years of hating their bodies or even themselves.