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A review by emily_journals
Weightless: Making Space for My Resilient Body and Soul by Evette Dionne
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I don't give star ratings to memoirs, I don't feel that I have the right to quantify the quality of someone's life experiences.
The essays in this book are very informative and I think encapsulate the feelings that commonly relate to existing in our society as a fat person. I also really admire the author for writing about her own internalized fat phobia as a fat person and how much of a struggle it can be to try to overcome that. The essays in this book outline the difficulties of existing as a fat, Black woman ranging in settings and issues, covering growing up in school, dealing with medical professionals, portrayal in pop culture, and more.
The essays in this book are very informative and I think encapsulate the feelings that commonly relate to existing in our society as a fat person. I also really admire the author for writing about her own internalized fat phobia as a fat person and how much of a struggle it can be to try to overcome that. The essays in this book outline the difficulties of existing as a fat, Black woman ranging in settings and issues, covering growing up in school, dealing with medical professionals, portrayal in pop culture, and more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Ableism, Fatphobia, Racism, Sexism, and Bullying
Moderate: Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, and Medical content