nadaisreading's review
3.0
This is so insightful and humorous. We talk about our bodies that, actually, we don't like to talk about it because of social judgment and others. But hey, that is part of ourselves too.
librarypatronus's review
5.0
This was a fantastic introduction to body differences and body positivity for teens! I already had liked Don’t Call Me Crazy, so I was excited to see this come up. The stories were all engaging, some were especially relatable to me and some gave me quality insight into other people's bodies and struggles, and the information sprinkled in was a helpful resource without getting dry. Definitely recommend for teens, but for anyone who wants to see into other people’s lives and who wants to accept all bodies (Even their own).
reader_of_books88's review against another edition
informative
3.5
I really enjoyed most of these essays, especially the ones about disabilities as they were very relatable. It was an odd book, though, because you can see that it's trying to be really inclusive, but then there are some essays that are really cissexist (thinking about the one by I.W. Gregorio in particular), so I wish the editor had insisted all the contributors used trans-inclusive language.
nessaf's review
3.0
3.5 stars - I suppose this was meant for young adult but I found a number of the essays fit for both young adult and adult. I really enjoyed some of the essays but I found it troubling that Tyra Banks had two articles featured about body positivity when she has definitely caused plenty of negative body issues in young women.
bookarina's review
4.0
Welcome to this blog tour !
I have received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
This book was really well made, the illustrations are beautiful and add to the stories. I loved the fact that this book was so inclusive and body positive, it was raw, true and heartfelt. I enjoyed some authors writing more than others, but even if I had a hard time getting into some of their stories, it still felt like I was taking a lot, and learning a lot while reading this book. Personally, some stories touched me more deeply than others, and that is okay. It is an important read and I am glad that is now out in the world.
While it is impossible to represent every experience, as each is unique, this book does a wonderful job at not only representing the physical aspects of someone, but also the emotional voyage one has to take when your body is not what is considered as the norm, or desirable by society. This is a collections of experiences, that will take you on a journey of what it means to be physically different, and how to accept and love yourself.
Each story is told in a unique way, the experience is amplified by the images, music and Q&A's that answer even your deepest questions, that you would only ask anonymously.
Kelly Jensen, did a wonderful job at editing and compiling all these wonderful story in ways that leave you touched long after you have read this book.
Overall a good,
4/5 stars
Bookarina.
I have received a copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.
This book was really well made, the illustrations are beautiful and add to the stories. I loved the fact that this book was so inclusive and body positive, it was raw, true and heartfelt. I enjoyed some authors writing more than others, but even if I had a hard time getting into some of their stories, it still felt like I was taking a lot, and learning a lot while reading this book. Personally, some stories touched me more deeply than others, and that is okay. It is an important read and I am glad that is now out in the world.
While it is impossible to represent every experience, as each is unique, this book does a wonderful job at not only representing the physical aspects of someone, but also the emotional voyage one has to take when your body is not what is considered as the norm, or desirable by society. This is a collections of experiences, that will take you on a journey of what it means to be physically different, and how to accept and love yourself.
Each story is told in a unique way, the experience is amplified by the images, music and Q&A's that answer even your deepest questions, that you would only ask anonymously.
Kelly Jensen, did a wonderful job at editing and compiling all these wonderful story in ways that leave you touched long after you have read this book.
Overall a good,
4/5 stars
Bookarina.
mehsi's review
4.0
I received this book from the publisher in exchange of an honest review.
A gorgeous book that I am delighted to have the pleasure to read. It features short stories about mental health, weight, muscles, scoliosis, braces, cancer, puberty, LGBT, and many more. All are honest and beautiful. These are the kind of stories I always tend to read first when I see them in magazines. I just love stories about people's lives, about something they experienced, well you get the idea. Some stories made me cry, others made me laugh, that all has to do with how the person wrote their story, some just wrote it with humour. I hope that explains it correctly, otherwise sorry. There are also illustrations added and I like the style of them. Next to short stories by various people we also have FAQs and some other things that fit the theme, I do like that they were added, though those were the ones the hardest to read due to what I will talk about in the next paragraph.
One of the things, and which is why it took me much longer to read than normal, was that the format just didn't work for my Kindle. While doing the blog tour for this book I went on Amazon to grab an excerpt and I found out why my Kindle just ate stuff up. Definitely not a book meant for Kindle, images here and there, borders, and more. So yeah, it wasn't always easy to read as words went missing or were in weird places, sentences broken. Random Body Talk throughout pages.
The other was that some of the stories could have been edited just a dash bit better. Now at times there were repetitions of sentences, jumping around which made me confused (like we would go from past > present and back again), and some other things. Again, the stories were great, honest and wonderful. Yes, I repeat this as people are very sensitive about things.
All in all, a collection I would highly recommend to all.
A gorgeous book that I am delighted to have the pleasure to read. It features short stories about mental health, weight, muscles, scoliosis, braces, cancer, puberty, LGBT, and many more. All are honest and beautiful. These are the kind of stories I always tend to read first when I see them in magazines. I just love stories about people's lives, about something they experienced, well you get the idea. Some stories made me cry, others made me laugh, that all has to do with how the person wrote their story, some just wrote it with humour. I hope that explains it correctly, otherwise sorry. There are also illustrations added and I like the style of them. Next to short stories by various people we also have FAQs and some other things that fit the theme, I do like that they were added, though those were the ones the hardest to read due to what I will talk about in the next paragraph.
One of the things, and which is why it took me much longer to read than normal, was that the format just didn't work for my Kindle. While doing the blog tour for this book I went on Amazon to grab an excerpt and I found out why my Kindle just ate stuff up. Definitely not a book meant for Kindle, images here and there, borders, and more. So yeah, it wasn't always easy to read as words went missing or were in weird places, sentences broken. Random Body Talk throughout pages.
The other was that some of the stories could have been edited just a dash bit better. Now at times there were repetitions of sentences, jumping around which made me confused (like we would go from past > present and back again), and some other things. Again, the stories were great, honest and wonderful. Yes, I repeat this as people are very sensitive about things.
All in all, a collection I would highly recommend to all.