Happy Fat

Name: Happy Fat
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Sofie Hagen
ISBN: 9780008365066

Author: Sofie Hagen

Narrator: Sofie Hagen

Unabridged: 9 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Fourth Estate

Published: 05/28/2019

Categories: Nonfiction, Psychology, Mental Health, Biography & Autobiography, Women, Self-help, Personal Growth, Arts & Entertainment, Humor

Synopsis

‘You need this book. Your mom needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of !’ Julie Murphy ‘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 , 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, 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kirsty ❤️ on May 21, 2019

This is a book that really makes you think and I could probably have written an essay on what I've come away with from reading it. I always considered myself fat but after reading this and the myriad of different class-isms (is that even a word? Probably not) I might have to reconsider and go with c......more

Goodreads review by Stitching on April 29, 2024

It seems very in to dunk on the fat acceptance/body positivity movement at the moment, I guess with the return of all things early 2000s the fat hatred was bound to come back in force, and I needed a break from the constant barrage of "you're delusional if you think people should treat fatties like......more

Goodreads review by Angelique on May 16, 2019

Yes, so much yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Sofie doesn't write anything I don't already know. I've read Jes Baker's books and fiction around being fat. But she tells it with such clarity, humour light and love, it's easy to get lost in book. I loved reading it. I'm glad she's here, I'm glad this book exists a......more

Goodreads review by Lydia on May 19, 2019

Love fat // smash capitalism......more

Goodreads review by James on March 15, 2020

Another book by a comedian, this time much more subject-focused than autobiographical, but while it was heartfelt, it was reminiscent of one of those climate change arguments that cherry picks studies, then concludes that well, even if it is happening, we'd be better off adapting to the inevitable t......more

Quotes

‘Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive’ Lena Dunham ‘This book is the fat best friend you wished you had before endlessly trying to fit in’ Scottee ‘I loved every single word of this masterpiece! … I want to hug every page, and shout it from the rooftops. It explains so beautifully what it is to be fat … the shame you experience and but also the utter joy of learning to love yourself and to see through the lies’ Helen Thorn, Scummy Mummies ‘As an old-school stand-up of the self-deprecating variety, I found Sofie’s book fascinating and it’s introduced to me a whole new school of thought’ Jo Brand