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Body Talk: 37 Voices Explore Our Radical Anatomy
by Kelly Jensen
Let me start by saying that this collection is absolutely incredible, important, and needed, and I hope to see it receive the attention it deserves because so many readers of all ages are going to see themselves in these essays when they may never feel like they've seen themselves reflected in any other book they've read. The collection tackles so many body-related topics, ranging from eating disorders to cancer to invisible disabilities to being overweight to body hair, and a ton more. I was absolutely amazed at the range and variety these authors brought to the table.
With anthology reviews, I usually love to review each and every story in this collection individually, but as it's 37 separate authors in the table of contents, we'd be here all day and I'd probably run out of characters if I tried that with this collection. Instead, I'm going to offer a quick list running down all of the different experiences represented within these entries:
As you can see, there are just so many experiences depicted within these pages, and many of them are things that we never or rarely see depicted in most other books. As a woman who fits several of the experiences shown here, I was overwhelmed by how incredible it felt just to be so understood and seen by this collection. Whether you, too, have a body you don't often see in the pages of popular titles or you're simply someone looking to better understand another human's experience, I can't recommend Body Talk highly enough!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!
With anthology reviews, I usually love to review each and every story in this collection individually, but as it's 37 separate authors in the table of contents, we'd be here all day and I'd probably run out of characters if I tried that with this collection. Instead, I'm going to offer a quick list running down all of the different experiences represented within these entries:
- scoliosis
- dwarfism
- amputation
- cancer
- body/facial hair growth
- braces
- PCOS
- scarring
- being plus-sized/fat
- binge eating disorder
- being sexually active while disabled
- abnormal/heavy periods
- endometriosis
- invisible illnesses/disabilities
- EDS
- chronic pain
- wearing/not wearing makeup as a femme individual
- hormone imbalances
- Crohn's
- neuromuscular disabilities
- Deafness
- optic nerve atrophy & blindness
- being trans
- general body positivity
- general body-shaming
As you can see, there are just so many experiences depicted within these pages, and many of them are things that we never or rarely see depicted in most other books. As a woman who fits several of the experiences shown here, I was overwhelmed by how incredible it felt just to be so understood and seen by this collection. Whether you, too, have a body you don't often see in the pages of popular titles or you're simply someone looking to better understand another human's experience, I can't recommend Body Talk highly enough!
Thank you so much to the publisher for providing me with this review copy in exchange for an honest review!