FAT!SO? : Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size

Everyone should read this book. I thought I was body positive until Fat!So? opened my eyes to the fat hatred I had adopted without even knowing it. It's smart. It's funny. It may change your life.

No, really, you don't.

Fun fabulous read for us big gurls livin' in a 'small' minded world.

Essential reading for anyone who feels bad because they don't fit into our culture's ideal. Bring a wicked sense of humour with you though!

There are so many points that I agree with in this book that it is hard to concisely identify what I disagree with. I agree that nobody has to apologize for their size or existence - or lunch or eating habits or desire to buck societal expectations. The parts I love about this book is the idea that it just doesn't matter, like eye colour or hair color (and the assault on euphemisms...more

There are so many points that I agree with in this book that it is hard to concisely identify what I disagree with. I agree that nobody has to apologize for their size or existence - or lunch or eating habits or desire to buck societal expectations. The parts I love about this book is the idea that it just doesn't matter, like eye colour or hair color (and the assault on euphemisms made my day!) as well as the idea that confidence creates beauty. The downside is that the underlying message is bigger is always better, that's it's nigh on impossible to loose weight, and that healthy choices are an assault upon the pride that all us chubby - er, fat - girls have inside. At best, Wann's consistent, witty, and perceptive, and at her weakest, she's just another highschool bully setting standards to live up to.   hide

I really enjoyed this book because it really challenges all of the things that we have heard growing up in America about dieting and being fat. I really loved how she said if we would stop focusing on diets we could spend $40 Billion somewhere else that really needed it. I loved how she said that we need to love ourselves regardless of how much we weigh.