Edelweiss: Shrink: Story of a Fat Girl by: Rachel Thomas
Publisher: Graphic Mundi-PSU Press
Published: 10/22/24
Pages: 180
Genre: Graphic Novel, Nonfiction
Review: ARC Edelweiss
Fat girl problems.
Derided by her high-school peers for being overweight, Rachel finally found a sense of purpose and belonging in a promising career as an EMT—that is, until her body got in the way.
Shrink is a work of graphic medicine that depicts the emotional and physical realities of inhabiting a large body in a world that is constantly warning about the medical and social dangers of being “too fat.” This smart and candid book challenges the idea that weight loss is the only path for a fat person and encourages the reader to question the prevailing cultural and medical discourse about fat bodies.
Seamlessly weaving the most current research on the fatness debate with her own experiences of living in a fat body, Thomas lays bare society’s obsession with size and advocates for each of us to push back on body weight bias and determine what’s right for our own health and well-being, both physical and mental.
Derided by her high-school peers for being overweight, Rachel finally found a sense of purpose and belonging in a promising career as an EMT—that is, until her body got in the way.
Shrink is a work of graphic medicine that depicts the emotional and physical realities of inhabiting a large body in a world that is constantly warning about the medical and social dangers of being “too fat.” This smart and candid book challenges the idea that weight loss is the only path for a fat person and encourages the reader to question the prevailing cultural and medical discourse about fat bodies.
Seamlessly weaving the most current research on the fatness debate with her own experiences of living in a fat body, Thomas lays bare society’s obsession with size and advocates for each of us to push back on body weight bias and determine what’s right for our own health and well-being, both physical and mental.
I would have loved to have read this in a paperback copy versus the Kindle. Only because it made it hard to read as the words were hard to see, and I had to keep making it bigger it was more of an inconvenience for me more than anything. As far as the story goes I liked getting more of the insight of how our main character was treated and what she was going through. I wasn't sure why words were in capital, but that is okay. I believe this would be a good read for those who struggle with their weight and can see that they are not alone. People are quick to judge those who are not like them, and it is good for those people to read this book as well. The research part that was woven into the book seemed at times too much, but I do understand it was necessary. I want to give this book another read but in the paperback version so I can possibly enjoy it a bit better.
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