In That Summer (2021), Jennifer Weiner illuminates both the individual cruelty of an entitled teenage boy and the everyday misogyny of a privileged male lawyer. Both take advantage of women named Diana. Daisy Shoemaker is Hal’s wife. They have a house in the suburbs and a 15-year old daughter Beatrice, who is giving them someContinue reading “That Summer”
Category Archives: Mixed: Includes anti-fat, neutral, and fat positive portrayals
Midnight In the Garden of Good and Evil
This 1994 Pulitzer finalist doesn’t stand the test of time.
The Night Tiger (spoilers)
Spoiler and Fatphobic Writing Warning: Don’t keep reading if you don’t want to read specific instances of fatphobia or the identity of one of the villians from Yangsze Choo’s The Night Tiger, which is generally reviewed here. I didn’t see the subtle fatphobia present while I was reading The Night Tiger, which I generally loved,Continue reading “The Night Tiger (spoilers)”
Girl, Woman, Other
The award-winning Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo is deserving of every award received and more.
Reading While Fat 