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The Unseen Body: A Doctor's Journey Through the Hidden Wonders of Human Anatomy by Jonathan Reisman
1.0
There’s a whole chapter on fat, and long story short, this doctor is fat phobic and told on himself. People will say he isn’t since he did “everything he could” to save a very fat patient who exceeded the weight for an MRI, but at the end of the chapter he poses a “deep” question that asks if there should be medical equipment that can treat people of that weight class. He does not answer that question with a resounding yes, so this book is a no for me.
The rest of the book is okay. Maybe if he believed that fat people deserved adequate healthcare I’d give this a 3.
The rest of the book is okay. Maybe if he believed that fat people deserved adequate healthcare I’d give this a 3.
Love in Winter Wonderland by Abiola Bello
4.0
3.5 rounded up
-super cute
-great, quick holiday read
-body diversity
-Black owned bookstore
-characters bonded over music and books
The book equivalent to watching a made for Netflix Christmas movie (not to be confused with a Hallmark Christmas movie). In other words, more unique than Hallmark, but still gives all the wintery, romancey vibes.
-super cute
-great, quick holiday read
-body diversity
-Black owned bookstore
-characters bonded over music and books
The book equivalent to watching a made for Netflix Christmas movie (not to be confused with a Hallmark Christmas movie). In other words, more unique than Hallmark, but still gives all the wintery, romancey vibes.
Someday, Maybe by Onyi Nwabineli
This one took me a long time to finish, and a few times I decided it would be a DNF because of the subject matter and the feeling of “stuck” that accompanied the first person narrator’s rumination of her grief for her husband who died by suicide on NYE.
I liked the ending well enough plus there were moments of beautiful insights, and so I would probably read more from this author. It’s a fictional portrayal that runs pretty parallel with Joan Didion’s Year of Magical Thinking. I am leaving this unrated though because it just wasn’t the book for me despite all of these positive points.
I liked the ending well enough plus there were moments of beautiful insights, and so I would probably read more from this author. It’s a fictional portrayal that runs pretty parallel with Joan Didion’s Year of Magical Thinking. I am leaving this unrated though because it just wasn’t the book for me despite all of these positive points.
The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss
3.0
2.75 rounded up. I like the premise— girl in her 30s commits to 12 blind dates via a matchmaking program leading up to Christmas. The dates themselves were interesting and a few of the men had great descriptions. A few scenes really stand out to me, the rest are just meh. The biggest reason this isn’t a higher rating for me is because when I read rom com romance like this I want to ~swoon~ over the love interest and I just didn’t.
Ps- this author used the word “slave” to describe not actually enslaved people 3 TIMES. I hope the author finds other ways to describe someone helping or doing a favor for someone else.
Ps- this author used the word “slave” to describe not actually enslaved people 3 TIMES. I hope the author finds other ways to describe someone helping or doing a favor for someone else.
A Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone, Julie Murphy
2.0
Feeling like a stream of consciousness list for this one:
+ex-boy band member and porn star are the leading actors of a Hallmark-like holiday movie. <
+some funny details (like when Bee has to ride a horse named WhitNeigh Houston)
-too long (over 400 pp/11 hour audiobook!) for a holiday rom com-type romance.
-I don’t understand how the characters fall in love. Nolan spends most of the book objectifying bee, but somehow they get to the “in love” stage
-poor Bipolar disorder rep >> infantilized Nolan’s mother as a result
-boy band bad boy, Nolan, wasn’t likable at all for me. If he wasn’t a boy band star then no way Bee would have liked him.
-there’s a moment where Bee describes herself as fat and Nolan has this instant epitome about how “fat” is a neutral word—it was too quick and inauthentic. One of the moments where it feels like a man has written it tbh
-plus size rep is like HEY I’M A BOOK WITH A FAT MC?? And don’t you forget it!!!
-the ending of the movie they’re filming isn’t written until they’re almost done shooting, and it wasn’t worth the build up AT ALL
-there’s no “meet cute” WHERE is the meet cute!?!
+ex-boy band member and porn star are the leading actors of a Hallmark-like holiday movie. <
+some funny details (like when Bee has to ride a horse named WhitNeigh Houston)
-too long (over 400 pp/11 hour audiobook!) for a holiday rom com-type romance.
-I don’t understand how the characters fall in love. Nolan spends most of the book objectifying bee, but somehow they get to the “in love” stage
-poor Bipolar disorder rep >> infantilized Nolan’s mother as a result
-boy band bad boy, Nolan, wasn’t likable at all for me. If he wasn’t a boy band star then no way Bee would have liked him.
-there’s a moment where Bee describes herself as fat and Nolan has this instant epitome about how “fat” is a neutral word—it was too quick and inauthentic. One of the moments where it feels like a man has written it tbh
-plus size rep is like HEY I’M A BOOK WITH A FAT MC?? And don’t you forget it!!!
-the ending of the movie they’re filming isn’t written until they’re almost done shooting, and it wasn’t worth the build up AT ALL
-there’s no “meet cute” WHERE is the meet cute!?!
Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau
5.0
An up front but gracious “intro” about how to be less ablest in a world built on ableism. If you’ve ever used the accessible bathroom stall without thinking twice, if you still call accessible parking “handicapped spots,” if you’re unsure whether to say “autistic person” or “person with autism,” then this book is for you.
Beyond the Wand by Tom Felton
4.0
Tom’s memoir does a great job weaving in and out of personal + professional experiences while telling the people what we want to hear about filming Harry Potter,(including his relationships with others on the set!). This book inspired a holiday break binging of all the Harry Potter movies with a focus on watching Draco’s acting trajectory.
I knocked off one star because I cannot stand when books (especially memoirs) keep reminding the reader of what they’ve already told us. Like… we already know that context! Keep it moving! (Anyone else have this pet peeve?)
Overall, I have a new appreciation for Tom Felton because his memoir is so humble and vulnerable.
I knocked off one star because I cannot stand when books (especially memoirs) keep reminding the reader of what they’ve already told us. Like… we already know that context! Keep it moving! (Anyone else have this pet peeve?)
Overall, I have a new appreciation for Tom Felton because his memoir is so humble and vulnerable.