Today I'm sharing the best book I read in February.
Of the eight books I read this month, I had two 5-star reads:
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
These are both excellent, so as I typically do, I'm going to choose the one that wasn't a reread for me!
What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat is one of those books that should be required reading. Although I went into this already supportive of the HAES movement and fat activism, I didn't have a rebuttal for those who insisted that obesity was a health concern that shouldn't be downplayed or ignored. Gordon makes a strong case that the negative health effects traditionally associated with obesity are more likely tied to two things: 1) the documented negative effects of restrictive eating, excessive exercise, constant weight fluctuation, and more extreme measures like diet pills, and 2) the daily harassment and discrimination that fat people experience, which takes a physical toll on the body (similar to the
"weathering" that bodies have been found to undergo due to poverty and racism). She demonstrates how anti-fat attitudes show up everywhere from the media to the doctor's office and envisions a world in which weight is not associated with morality or work ethic but instead is seen as an attribute, just like height, that exists on a broad spectrum in humans. We could create a much better world if more people understood everything captured in this book. At only 208 pages (or under 7 1/2 hours on audio at standard speed), there's no excuse not to pick this one up.
What is the best book you read this month? Let me know in comments, or write your own post and link up below!
Looking back:
One year ago I was reading:
Elevating Child Care,
Elatsoe,
Polywise, and
Dog Man
Five years ago I was reading:
Let's Talk About Love and
Dreams from My Father
Ten years ago I was reading:
Jesus Calling,
Baby-Led Weaning,
These Is My Words,
Anna and the French Kiss,
The Secret Diary of Lizzie Bennet,
Station Eleven, and
Ella Enchanted
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