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Being Fat

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Thanks to Netgally and the author for the free review copy

I loved the idea of this book. As a fat Canadian female I had high hopes. I loved learning new information but it is extremely fact heavy.

It's basically just all facts. Which is fine but it reads like a textbook. If you are looking to learn about the fat positivity movement in Canada this would be a great read.

If you're looking for something with a nice "flow" this wouldn't be for you.

3.5 stars

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***Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review***

Reads like a textbook and lost my interest.

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dnf at 30%
I was really excited about this book, mainly because I'm a fat woman that is extremely involved in fat activism in my country, I felt curious about how fat activism was born and develop in other parts of the world. But this book wasn't what I expected.As a non fiction reader I'm used to the info-dump that the texts have but this book is too heavy which gave me a difficult time. I purposely avoided reading it because I felt that I didn't make progress while reading it.
This could be a really interesting experience for somebody but for me it felt flat and boring.

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*received for free from netgalley for honest review* This was a very insightful and informative book! Interesting to see this from a Canadian view, especially being so close to Canada lol This was a really great book with tons of sources and info and wasn't boring, it was a really great read,

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This felt fact heavy, dull and very uninteresting. I thought that the idea was so strong but the exsiqution was lacking. I didn't feel empowered or better about my weight. I felt worse after I read this book.

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Oh dear....unable to download this title and therefore not able to give a review. Thank you for the opportunity to read it anyway.

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