Reviews

“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People, by Aubrey Gordon

amdun10's review

challenging reflective medium-paced

4.0

persnicket's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

A necessary primer from a writer whose depth of analysis never fails to delight, even in service of the deeply painful realities hiding behind these myths. 

lizardlies's review

informative medium-paced

gracekitty's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

wanderonwards's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

mwclarke17's review

challenging emotional funny informative reflective

5.0

linren16's review

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

caitieje's review against another edition

challenging informative fast-paced

4.0

breannamm's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

triceratopper's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

I have truly never felt so seen, so understood, as a fat person as I have when reading Aubrey Gordon's books. No matter your size, if you want to better understand how your fat friends (or coworkers, or family members, or even strangers) feel, I encourage you to dive in.