Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
Written by Sofie Hagen
Narrated by Sofie Hagen
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About this audiobook
‘I am a fat person and I love my body. I feel lucky to be able to say that – it has taken a lot of work and a lot of time. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.’
In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife.
From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers – drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.
Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space in a culture that is desperate to reduce you can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.
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Reviews for Happy Fat
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Everyone should read this books as the content is so very important (and Sofie is amazing)
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Every fitness professional should read this book. Helps me understand about inclusivity in my daily work when I teach group classes.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A wonderful non-fiction book read by the author in a way that feels like a personal conversation with her. Essential reading/listening for everyone, but especially fat people who have struggled to accept their bodies.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Best for:Anyone who has been exposed to fatphobia (e.g. all of us) and who wants to work on unlearning it, via book with a lot of heart but also a lot of humor.In a nutshell:Comedian Sofie Hagen is a fat woman working to help other fat people to love themselves while also targeting the reasons why fat people might not love themselves: the gross fat bigotry that is evident pretty much everywhere one looks.Worth quoting:There are a lot, but because I listened to the audio book while out and about I didn’t write them down. One of the downsides of audio non-fiction for me.Why I chose it:I have an Audible UK subscription and this was one of the suggestions.Review:I love a humorous memoir. It’s one of my favorite genres of books, but I also can find it a bit challenging to review. Especially this one, which is mixed in with a lot more activism and education than the typical memoir. But let’s give it a go!Sofie Hagen is a comedian, and she is fat. And she has learned to love herself in a world that tells people that there’s something wrong with being fat. However, as others in fat activism spaces have also pointed out, yes, loving one’s self is good, but the problem is with society, not individuals. Loving one’s self does not make airplane seats accommodating, or clothing options magically appears in physical stores. Accepting and appreciating one’s size does not stop other people from being assholes to you. There is so much to like in this book, but one part I especially enjoyed were her interviews with other fat activists with different perspectives from her own. She interviews fat Black people, disabled fat people, and others, and she has them record their own part of the interview, so we get to hear their voices. That’s pretty cool.I found myself laughing out loud many times, but was also drawn into Hagen’s overall personality and the joy that comes through as she tells her story. I could see myself listening to this again, because I think there’s a lot here that I want to properly take in and think about.Recommend to a Friend / Keep / Donate it / Toss it:Recommend