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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor
3 reviews
rieviolet's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
This book deals with a very important topic and introduced me to the term "body terrorism", which is a pretty neat expression and very fitting to encapsulate all the oppression and damage inflicted on non-conforming bodies.
I found the informative parts very interesting and actually, I wish that more time and pages could've been spent on such reflections. However, I think that this could be a good starting point for people completely new to such themes.
The overall structure of the book didn't entirely convince me. I think that the essay-style sections and the self-help ones didn't blend together well. It might be a bit of a "me problem" as well, as I don't do very well with the self-improvement genre.
Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the mixing of academic and more conversational language made the writing style feel a bit all over the place.
I found the informative parts very interesting and actually, I wish that more time and pages could've been spent on such reflections. However, I think that this could be a good starting point for people completely new to such themes.
The overall structure of the book didn't entirely convince me. I think that the essay-style sections and the self-help ones didn't blend together well. It might be a bit of a "me problem" as well, as I don't do very well with the self-improvement genre.
Also, as another reviewer pointed out, the mixing of academic and more conversational language made the writing style feel a bit all over the place.
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racism, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Child death, Homophobia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Islamophobia
Minor: Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Dysphoria
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
4.0
Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Dysphoria
sierrascha's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, and Dysphoria
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