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A review by storytimejess2
Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
medium-paced
1.0
I knew nothing about Rachel Hollis before reading this but found out a lot when I Googled her after and yikes. But it confirmed a lot of what I felt while I was reading this, and she read the audiobook so there’s no way to say her tone was taken wrong.
One thing I liked was “keep promises to yourself like you would a friend.” That’s good advice.
Everything else…umm no. There’s a lot of ick here, but for me the most consistent was her put downs of bigger bodies. She constantly listed it in someway as a goal, a dream, a problem etc and then had a whole chapter about how stress eating made her an weirdo theater kid and how God made us to be thin. And then had a chapter about going to a diverse church so her kids can see all kinds of people.
I promise to myself I will not interact with anymore of her work.
One thing I liked was “keep promises to yourself like you would a friend.” That’s good advice.
Everything else…umm no. There’s a lot of ick here, but for me the most consistent was her put downs of bigger bodies. She constantly listed it in someway as a goal, a dream, a problem etc and then had a whole chapter about how stress eating made her an weirdo theater kid and how God made us to be thin. And then had a chapter about going to a diverse church so her kids can see all kinds of people.
I promise to myself I will not interact with anymore of her work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Suicide
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, and Alcohol
Minor: Racial slurs
Foster care, adoption