Fat Books

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What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About Fat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 43 times as fat)
avg rating 4.40 — 17,353 ratings — published 2020
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Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
by (shelved 29 times as fat)
avg rating 4.17 — 121,528 ratings — published 2017
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Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as fat)
avg rating 4.24 — 6,516 ratings — published 2019
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“You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People “You Just Need to Lose Weight”: And 19 Other Myths About Fat People (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as fat)
avg rating 4.32 — 11,724 ratings — published 2023
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The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love The Body Is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self-Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as fat)
avg rating 4.22 — 30,980 ratings — published 2018
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Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1) Dumplin' (Dumplin', #1)
by (shelved 21 times as fat)
avg rating 3.88 — 92,079 ratings — published 2015
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The Fat Studies Reader The Fat Studies Reader (Paperback)
by (shelved 21 times as fat)
avg rating 4.22 — 294 ratings — published 2009
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Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Fatness as Anti-Blackness (Paperback)
by (shelved 20 times as fat)
avg rating 4.50 — 2,765 ratings — published 2021
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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as fat)
avg rating 4.16 — 63,513 ratings — published 2016
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Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living Things No One Will Tell Fat Girls: A Handbook for Unapologetic Living (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as fat)
avg rating 3.99 — 5,205 ratings — published 2015
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FAT!SO? : Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size FAT!SO? : Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as fat)
avg rating 4.12 — 1,100 ratings — published 1998
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Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1) Spoiler Alert (Spoiler Alert, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as fat)
avg rating 3.61 — 51,796 ratings — published 2020
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The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat and Fierce
by (shelved 16 times as fat)
avg rating 4.23 — 943 ratings — published 2019
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Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You Happy Fat: Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 16 times as fat)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,461 ratings — published 2019
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Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as fat)
avg rating 4.18 — 6,024 ratings — published 2008
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Fat Chance, Charlie Vega Fat Chance, Charlie Vega (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as fat)
avg rating 3.97 — 12,271 ratings — published 2021
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I'll Be the One I'll Be the One (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as fat)
avg rating 4.00 — 9,425 ratings — published 2020
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You Have the Right to Remain Fat You Have the Right to Remain Fat (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as fat)
avg rating 4.25 — 2,620 ratings — published 2018
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Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body Lessons from the Fat-o-sphere: Quit Dieting and Declare a Truce with Your Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as fat)
avg rating 4.03 — 849 ratings — published 2009
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If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1) If the Shoe Fits (Meant to Be, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as fat)
avg rating 3.89 — 57,208 ratings — published 2021
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Starfish Starfish (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as fat)
avg rating 4.43 — 36,123 ratings — published 2021
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One to Watch One to Watch (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as fat)
avg rating 3.87 — 98,310 ratings — published 2020
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Dietland Dietland (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as fat)
avg rating 3.56 — 22,423 ratings — published 2015
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Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1) Get a Life, Chloe Brown (The Brown Sisters, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 3.78 — 207,978 ratings — published 2019
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Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass Landwhale: On Turning Insults Into Nicknames, Why Body Image Is Hard, and How Diets Can Kiss My Ass (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,786 ratings — published 2018
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Puddin' (Dumplin', #2) Puddin' (Dumplin', #2)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 4.00 — 20,488 ratings — published 2018
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Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement Fat Activism: A Radical Social Movement (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 3.88 — 127 ratings — published
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Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion Hot & Heavy: Fierce Fat Girls on Life, Love & Fashion (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 4.12 — 536 ratings — published 2012
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Bodies out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression Bodies out of Bounds: Fatness and Transgression (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as fat)
avg rating 3.99 — 116 ratings — published 2001
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All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2) All the Feels (Spoiler Alert, #2)
by (shelved 11 times as fat)
avg rating 3.84 — 26,074 ratings — published 2021
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Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as fat)
avg rating 4.17 — 603 ratings — published 2021
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Heavy Heavy (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as fat)
avg rating 4.47 — 45,177 ratings — published 2018
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Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3) Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)
by (shelved 10 times as fat)
avg rating 3.78 — 77,211 ratings — published 2018
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The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts The Unapologetic Fat Girl's Guide to Exercise and Other Incendiary Acts (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as fat)
avg rating 3.82 — 515 ratings — published 2012
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Two Whole Cakes: How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body Two Whole Cakes: How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body (Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as fat)
avg rating 4.11 — 476 ratings — published 2012
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Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 4.03 — 22,631 ratings — published 2010
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Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture Fat Shame: Stigma and the Fat Body in American Culture (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 3.90 — 538 ratings — published 2011
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Fat Is a Feminist Issue Fat Is a Feminist Issue (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 3.68 — 2,285 ratings — published 1978
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The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 4.03 — 439 ratings — published 2004
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Fat Politics: The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic Fat Politics: The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 3.66 — 233 ratings — published 2005
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Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression Shadow on a Tightrope: Writings by Women on Fat Oppression (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 4.48 — 75 ratings — published 1983
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Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--and the Myths and Realities of Dieting (Hardcover)
by (shelved 9 times as fat)
avg rating 3.83 — 1,001 ratings — published 2007
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At First Spite (Harlot's Bay, #1) At First Spite (Harlot's Bay, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.74 — 13,687 ratings — published 2024
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A Merry Little Meet Cute (A Christmas Notch, #1) A Merry Little Meet Cute (A Christmas Notch, #1)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.32 — 78,261 ratings — published 2022
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Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert, #3) Ship Wrecked (Spoiler Alert, #3)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.52 — 15,955 ratings — published 2022
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Here the Whole Time Here the Whole Time (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 4.21 — 16,477 ratings — published 2017
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The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles) The Summer of Jordi Perez (and the Best Burger in Los Angeles)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,274 ratings — published 2018
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The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2) The Upside of Unrequited (Simonverse, #2)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.88 — 77,289 ratings — published 2017
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Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight -- and What We Can Do about It Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight -- and What We Can Do about It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 4.07 — 999 ratings — published 2015
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Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It Fat Girl Walking: Sex, Food, Love, and Being Comfortable in Your Skin...Every Inch of It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as fat)
avg rating 3.91 — 5,421 ratings — published 2015
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Victor Borge
“(Referring to the piano's natural shape) Isn't it a shame when those big fat opera singers lean against the pianos and bend them?”
Victor Borge

“She ran her hands over her body as if to bid it good-bye. The hipbones rising from a shrunken stomach were razor-sharp. Would they be lost in a sea of fat? She counted her ribs bone by bone. Where would they go?”
Steven Levenkron, The Best Little Girl in the World

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