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

3.0

I’m really happy someone has put together a collection of essays about fat acceptance for a YA audience. My girlfriend and I had a really fun time taking turns reading this entire book out loud to each other (10/10 would recommend doing this with friends or a partner, doesn’t just have to be for kids!). We really enjoyed some of the pieces, but several just felt redundant, and a few were downright problematic. I think the editing could have been more concise and streamlined in the specifics of the message it was trying to convey, particularly considering the vulnerability of the target audience. Liked, didn’t love.