DNF very quickly due to weight/diet related content. In the first chapter one MC makes reference to how she doesn't usually eat bar food. In the seconDNF very quickly due to weight/diet related content. In the first chapter one MC makes reference to how she doesn't usually eat bar food. In the second chapter the other MC describes the salad she doesn't want but ordered anyway because it fits her current weightloss diet, and the things she admires about her love interest are her visible collar bones, slender neck, and slim cheeks....more
DNF at page 33. Really wanting to get into cozy mysteries but no luck with this one for me. I was excited that the lead is a lesbian and was hoping itDNF at page 33. Really wanting to get into cozy mysteries but no luck with this one for me. I was excited that the lead is a lesbian and was hoping it would be slightly less conventional, but I had to quit at the 4th weight-based comment I came across....more
I'm DNF'ing this because a) the whole concept of tissue fitting makes my brain hurt a little, and b) I hate the way they talk about bodies. I'm reallyI'm DNF'ing this because a) the whole concept of tissue fitting makes my brain hurt a little, and b) I hate the way they talk about bodies. I'm really hoping that Jenny Rushmore's Ahead of the Curve will be a bit more straightforward and body neutral when it comes out next month....more
DNFing because I don't like the way King talks about women's bodies- commenting on how the Threads employee models are "brave", frequent use of the teDNFing because I don't like the way King talks about women's bodies- commenting on how the Threads employee models are "brave", frequent use of the term/idea "flattering", etc. I didn't realize quite his much I hated it until I picked up Gale Grigg Hazen's Fantastic Fit For Every Body and was shocked and delighted to see, despite being published a solid 20 years earlier, is quite body positive (or at least body neutral). I'll be sticking with that one!...more
This is as compellingly written as the first in the series, but I had to DNF due to an uncomfortable amount of fatphobia.
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The professor gains This is as compellingly written as the first in the series, but I had to DNF due to an uncomfortable amount of fatphobia.
Examples:
The professor gains 22 lbs in 2 months and it says that "he has ballooned in size. His clothes are ill fitting, his cheeks are swollen, squeezing his eyes into slits"
Molly spends an indeterminate amount of time contained somewhere that feels relatively short (like 1-2 months at most.. if the author wanted it to be longer he didn't do a good job of setting it up), and she thinks "I don't think I can fight well the way I am, soft muscles, layers of fat, breathing heavy just climbing stairs, swollen feet that I can barely see."...more
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