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Landwhale
- Narrated by: Jes Baker
- Length: 8 hrs and 16 mins
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Publisher's 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.
A deeply personal take, Landwhale is a glimpse at life as a fat woman today, but it's also a reflection of the unforgiving ways our culture still treats fatness, all with Jes' biting voice as the guide.
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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- Sienna-Rose
- 21-11-2018
Thank you Jess Baker
Jess Baker has done it again in this witty, thoughtful and open memoir of her history with body image, body shame, and navigating diet culture, religious restrictions and relationships.
This is a must read for anyone recovering from chronic dieting, body image struggles or eating disorders. The motif that all bodies have a right to exist is something that I and many others desperately need to hear.
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- Charlie Mac
- 24-01-2022
Cannot love Jes Baker enough!
Just wow! After finishing Jes’s other book I had to read this one too… I was not disappointed!
Her honesty, vulnerability and raw experiences simply make me admire her all the more.
She truly is an amazing human being who does so much to uplift those around her.
The emotional roller coasters this book gave me was pretty wild. At times I felt so angry for her, for every single fat human being, and the utter bs that society unfairly heaps upon us.
Thank you so very much Jes for existing and for being You 💐💐
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- Kindle Customer
- 07-08-2018
it's amazing and inspiring- every word!
I love every word that jes has to say! shes real in every minute of this book. it's so good to have feel strong and positive women in the world. jm so glad I'm now part of the body positive network!
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- Wednesday's Child
- 15-10-2022
Heartbreaking call to arms
Thank you Jes. we need more of your sassy attitude in the world - it would make it a much nicer place to live.
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