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A review by aashkevr
Fat Girl by
3.0
I received a free electronic copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
I liked this book more for what it tried to be then for what it actually was.
"Fat Girl" is a photo book featuring lovely plus size model and porn actress April Flores. The photos are taken by her husband, and there is a great deal of loving attention in them. Well, some of them. It is clear that the two have a healthy sexual appetite and an appreciation for the charms of the body.
The most interesting part of the book were the blurbs in between photos. The written explanations of why these photos meant something were very compelling and often quite intelligent and moving commentaries on culture, perception and body-image. April's opinions about nudity, sex, sensuality, the body and the representation of the body were really thought-provoking.
I loved the ideas of boundary-pushing and her feelings about the implications of the photos.
However, I didn't feel that, for the most part, the photos were what she thought they were. I didn't see the things she discussed in them. They seemed less avant-garde and socially relevant than her words made them out to be. They seemed to be "just" photos. This made them almost disappointing.
Despite this, Flores does show the erotic potential of the plus-size form. But some of the boundary-pushing photos fail on this count as well. So, the photos are a mixed bag, but the book as a whole is definitely worth checking out.
I liked this book more for what it tried to be then for what it actually was.
"Fat Girl" is a photo book featuring lovely plus size model and porn actress April Flores. The photos are taken by her husband, and there is a great deal of loving attention in them. Well, some of them. It is clear that the two have a healthy sexual appetite and an appreciation for the charms of the body.
The most interesting part of the book were the blurbs in between photos. The written explanations of why these photos meant something were very compelling and often quite intelligent and moving commentaries on culture, perception and body-image. April's opinions about nudity, sex, sensuality, the body and the representation of the body were really thought-provoking.
I loved the ideas of boundary-pushing and her feelings about the implications of the photos.
However, I didn't feel that, for the most part, the photos were what she thought they were. I didn't see the things she discussed in them. They seemed less avant-garde and socially relevant than her words made them out to be. They seemed to be "just" photos. This made them almost disappointing.
Despite this, Flores does show the erotic potential of the plus-size form. But some of the boundary-pushing photos fail on this count as well. So, the photos are a mixed bag, but the book as a whole is definitely worth checking out.