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Happy Fat
- Author
- Sofie Hagen
- Narrator
- Sofie Hagen
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 May 2019
- Run Time
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Autobiography: social media / internet celebrities, Coping with / advice about body image issues or topics, Humour collections and anthologies, Coping with / advice about eating disorders, Health and wholefood cookery / healthy eating, Obesity: treatment and therapy, Positive psychology, Popular philosophy: Meaning of life / finding sense in life
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
‘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.
Critics Review
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‘This book is for anyone who has ever felt out of place in the world … Sofie Hagen is who we don’t deserve but we all need’ Lena Dunham
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‘This book is the fat best friend you wished you had before endlessly trying to fit in’ Scottee
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‘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
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‘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
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Details
- Author
- Sofie Hagen
- Narrator
- Sofie Hagen
- Duration
- 9 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 May 2019
- ISBN
- 9780008293895
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Autobiography: arts and entertainment, Assertiveness, motivation, self-esteem and positive mental attitude, Autobiography: social media / internet celebrities, Coping with / advice about body image issues or topics, Humour collections and anthologies, Coping with / advice about eating disorders, Health and wholefood cookery / healthy eating, Obesity: treatment and therapy, Positive psychology, Popular philosophy: Meaning of life / finding sense in life
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
‘Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive’ Lena Dunham ‘You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!’ 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 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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