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Summary
By the author of Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls and a heroine of the body image movement, an intimate, gutsy memoir about being a fat woman.
Jes Baker burst onto the body positivity scene when she created her own ads mocking Abercrombie and Fitch for discriminating against all body types - a move that landed her on the Today show and garnered a loyal following for her raw, honest, and attitude-filled blog missives.
Building on the manifesta power of Things, this memoir goes deeply into Jes' inner life, from growing up a fat girl to dating while fat. With material that will have listeners laughing and crying along with Jes' experience, this new book is a natural fit with her irreverent, open-book style.
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Critic reviews
"Jes Baker's words are ointment for the soul. I want to give this book to every person who's ever struggled with their body and its place in this world. Read this book. Thank me later." (Julie Murphy, number one New York Times best-selling author of Dumplin')
"It's tempting to call Jes Baker 'fearless,' but to do so would diminish her profound capacity for vulnerability and, by extension, her strength. The thing that makes Jes such a force is that she is so brave, so funny, so blazing, so herself, even in the face of fear. I do not know what we would do without her." (Lindy West, New York Times best-selling author of Shrill)
"With the perfect tidal wave of humor and candid emotion, Jes once again shows me how to not only love my own body, but every body around me, as well. It's as if she's written Landwhale about the daily complicated love affair I have in my skin, and I'll never stop reading it. All women, at all stages of their journey, must read this book!" (Brittany Gibbons, New York Times best-selling author of Fat Girl Walking and The Clothes Make the Girl (Look Fat)?)
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-08-18
A must read if you’re trying to heal your relationship with your body
I’ve always been a fan of Jes Baker, but her memoir is truly spectacular. It had me laughing out loud, and crying, as she described in detail her experiences of living in a fat body, learning to embrace body liberation, her experience of body shaming and weight stigma, the internet trolls that have tried (unsuccessfully) to tear her down, love, PCOS, and life. And despite all of the abuse and hardships she’s experienced throughout her life, and living in her body, she seems to have processed any bitterness and rage and chooses instead to embody kindness for herself and others- and for that I’ve got mad respect. She shows how the most important thing we’ve got in this life is the relationship we have with ourselves - something that I strive to help my psychotherapy clients with every single day. Landwhale is a beautifully written example of the perils of weight stigma and fat phobia, how it permeates everything from public transportation to Harry Potter World, and what can be done to heal if you’re at the receiving end <3 So much love for this book, and for Jes. Girl, hit me up if you’re ever in London and I’d love to buy you a vodka tonic xx - Jenna
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- Kindle Customer
- 03-04-19
enjoyable listen
I really enjoyed listen to Jess. she is a great narrator and her story echoes many things that many of us go through but still I came away feeling I had learnt.
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- Mrs. I Fox
- 30-03-19
Jes should run the world
I am a huge fan of Jes' work so I felt fairly sure I was going to love the book. I also read her last book - which is a little more self help than this.
I loved this book because it's so painfully honest, it connected so deeply with so much of my life experiences and because she always shares so authentically. This book served as a perfect reminder that we're not alone, that as humans we are worthy of better (from society and ourselves) and that as a community, we really can action change.
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- Lindsay
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Loved this
Jess is so real and wonderful to listen to. Her journey is great to listen to x
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- Ms. F. Ford
- 04-09-18
Liberating game changer
This vital book joins the dots between fatphobia, body liberation, mental health, diet culture and self care, and it does so with humour and generosity. Nothing else I have read brings as much vulnerability, nuance and complexity to these topics. Jes's humanity shines through and it is an honour to hear her reading her own words exactly as she meant them when she wrote them. Fierce wit and a beautifully fresh and honest style make difficult topics accessible, and I love how the book places all the issues in the wider political frameworks of sexism, racism, ageism and ableism that are also harmful and detrimental to our fundamental humanity. This book is wise and kind, like its author, and reading it was full of laughter, tears and moments of recognition and recovery. Amazing.
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- denise jolly
- 23-09-18
Perfect dichotomous pitch
I began reading Landwhale relaxing in a bathtub. As I read I wept, I laughed, I wanted crawl out my skin and scream in celebration from the proverbial mountaintop. Jes’s narrative spoke to so many nuanced aspects of my life. I found listening to the book gave me a deeper appreciation for her uncanny wit and profoundly intentional scaffolding. Jes speaks to the inner workings of living in a fat body threaded with the life altering exhaustion that comes with living out loud on public forums for the sake of personal and social impact. She did a beautiful job of bridging intersectional analysis in ways that invited a more universal understanding of oppression. I cannot recommend This book enough. I hope those who live in more normative bodies choose to read it, they and the world will be better for it!
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-12-18
body positivity at its finest
this book is encouraging, and lightning, informative, heartbreaking, everything you are going to need to give yourself the strength to love and liberate your body no matter what it looks like.
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- Bonnie
- 30-11-18
Uhg I just love her.
Jes’s writing is Powerful, thoughtful and brave. This book means a lot to me as a fat lady it’s really wonderful to hear someone speak to me like I am a real valid person.
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- Michelle
- 18-01-19
It’s about being ok with you right now
Very empowering topics. A no holds barred view of life as a person whose body is large and heart is full
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- Amazon Customer
- 02-01-19
Hilarious and Touching all at the same time
The brutal honesty of the author made this book so incredibly genuine that you can't help but relate to her. This book taught me a lot about myself and what a long journey it is to find body liberation. I will never forget the Jes Baker Ice Cream only diet and what it teaches us about diet culture. You need to read this book right now. Do it.
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- Jacob & Bethany
- 21-09-18
Loved!
I loved this book! I related to so many of the different topics that Jes talks about and I loved how honest and open she is throughout the book with her personal struggles. I highly recommend this book!
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- Trosty99
- 12-09-18
Jes Baker Strikes Again - My Heroine!
I ate this book up! Jes Baker is smart, funny, educated and completely enthralling. This book not only would appeal to a plus-sized woman but to anyone that likes to read a story about a fascinating person and experience. That said, if you aren't plus-sized, Jes Baker will make you wish you were JUST LIKE HER because she's AWESOME.
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- Sunny
- 15-10-20
Thank you. <3
My body and I thank you so, so much for this incredible memoir - I am one step
closer to not just accepting, but LOVING my body. And to anyone who has ever experienced shame around your body for whatever reason, read this - Jes has got you. <3
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- Dianna Palmer
- 16-01-19
Jes Baker...you're phenomenal and you inspiring
what am amazing read... funny, raw and real. I laughed, cried and then laughed some more.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-10-18
Raw, honest & so needed
I appreciate Jes Baker's candor, raw honesty & willingness to discuss body image. Thank you.
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