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Landwhale

On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass

by Jes Baker
Jes Baker
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By the author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls and a heroine of the body image movement, an intimate, gutsy memoir about being a fat woman
Jes Baker burst onto the body positivity scene when she created her own ads mocking Abercrombie & Fitch for discriminating against all body types — a move that landed her on the Today Show and garnered a loyal following for her raw, honest, and attitude-filled blog missives.
Building on the manifesta power of Things, this memoir goes deeply into Jes's inner life, from growing up a fat girl to dating while fat. With material that will have readers laughing and crying along with Jes's experience, this new book is a natural fit with her irreverent, open-book style.
A deeply personal take, Landwhale is a glimpse at life as a fat woman today, but it's also a reflection of the unforgiving ways our culture still treats fatness, all with Jes's biting voice as the guide.

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  • Release date

    March 6, 2018

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781538712702
      • File size: 238515 KB
      • Duration: 08:16:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      May 1, 2018

      Baker, a photographer, activist, and author (Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls), is best known for her leadership role in the body positivity movement. Her latest book, while honest and funny, also hits to the heart of society's negative portrayals of women who aren't a size 0. Baker not only derides the thinness cult but also poses tough questions about existing for the male gaze, discusses her experiences trying popular diets, and candidly weighs the pros and cons of being fat. The essence of her journey toward self-acceptance is that one can and should feel good about one's body. VERDICT A great read for women who are slaving away at diet regimens and trying to meet an ideal feminine form.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • Booklist

      April 1, 2018
      No matter who you are or what your topic is, it takes courage to reveal personal information to a crowd of strangers, and courage Baker (Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls, 2015) has in quantity. As a prominent body acceptance advocate who has appeared on the Today Show and a blogger with an impressive following, she shares some of the more notable moments in her ongoing journey. Baker offers trigger warnings, disclaimers, and other random things to alert sensitive readers about topics that may cause unintended reactions. From her Mormon upbringing in a dysfunctional family to understanding her choice of tattoos to becoming a noted conference speaker, she covers a wide range of relatable experiences. The end result is a funny, frank, and thoughtful exploration of how one woman sets a good example of how to live your best life, one we can all learn from. Readers who enjoy the writings of Jenny Lawson and Whitney Cummings should be first in line for Baker's latest.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)

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  • English

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