mostly a memoir with nice fat acceptance notes and information throughout

always loved Jes so I'm not objective in this ( )

I know actually very little about Jess Baker as a person but the book was recommended to me after I read Happy Fat by Sophie Hagan. I enjoyed the book a lot and was glad to read a book that celebrates and reaffirms a body like mine. Can’t wait to read her other work. ( )

Baker, a fat-positive activist, writes about her life, including many difficult topics such as love and intimacy, and being trolled online (and in person). She describes a near-identical experience to mine of visiting Universal's Harry Potter theme park and being unable to ride the main ride, though a friend of similar weight was able to. That made me feel vindicated, I'll admit. On the other hand, I think she's got "defensive" and "offensive" driving backwards, and I'm surprised her editor didn't catch that. Some parts of this book made me sad, some made me angry, and some made me laugh out loud. If you're looking for this sort of memoir, I'd recommend this book. ( )

A quirky, entertaining, and thought-provoking read that's part mini-bio and part battle cry. I was impressed with the brave move to detail some of the harder moments in her life (that many can relate to), but also with her honesty and responses. The epub version is formatted better than the Kindle version, FYI.

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