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Happy Fat

Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You

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Happy Fat

By: Sofie Hagen
Narrated by: Sofie Hagen
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 ‘Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive’ Lena Dunham ‘You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!’ Julie Murphy

‘I am a fat person and I love my body. I feel lucky to be able to say that – it has taken a lot of work and a lot of time. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.’

In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen shares how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgement and discrimination are rife.

From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, Sofie provides practical tips for readers – drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.

Part memoir, part social commentary, Happy Fat is a funny, angry and impassioned look at how taking up space in a culture that is desperate to reduce you can be radical, emboldening and life-changing.

©2018 Sofie Hagen (P)2018 HarperCollins Publishers Entertainment & Celebrities Mental Health Personal Development Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Women Celebrity Funny Health Happiness Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Witty

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Critic reviews

"Perfect, kind, hilarious and persuasive." (Lena Dunham)

"You need this book. Your mum needs this book. Your best friend needs this book. Everyone needs a dose of Happy Fat!" (Julie Murphy)

"As an old-school stand-up of the self-deprecating variety, I found Sofie’s book fascinating and it’s introduced to me a whole new school of thought." (Jo Brand)
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This book is so important. It is at once informative, intelligent and entertaining :)

A must-read, especially for straight sized people!

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As someone who is relatively well informed about the marginalisation if some groups (e.g. queer, black, disabled) I'm sad to say that I hadn't before realised the extent to which fat people suffer the same systemic problems and oppression and without being a legally protected group. This book really helped me question my own thoughts and prejudices and to empathise more with fat people. Highly recommended.

Eye-opening

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I loved Sofie on guilty feminist, I loved her podcast(s), I loved her BBC special on Netflix and I loved this book. Arguably her best work and her narration is hilarious, her accent and voice are ADORABLE and her politics are spectacular.

Hilarious, Heartwarming and Radical

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Funny & heart-breaking & illuminating & affirming I liked it much more than I could have expected

Recommended to everyone

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I am not fat. But when I look in the mirror it’s what I see. As a consequence I have been punishing and starving my body on and off for years. This book was not made for me but it has been instrumental in addressing my fat phobia, ensuring I’m a better ally and allowing myself to love me a little better. On more than one occasion I stop and hug my body - smile and my bloated belly and caress my broad shoulders. My recovery is easier and hopefully long lasting due to this book. So please listen (or read). Only good will come from it!

A wonderful aid for my self love journey

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I adored this book. It has done wonders for my relationship with my body! Highly recommended.

Transformative

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This book is amazing and so is Sofie. Listen and prepare to love the body you have now. Not the idea of a body the diet industry says you should love

Incredible

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This book will make you laugh and cry.
Be sure to give your belly a hug.

Brilliant 👏

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This book is truly for everyone, it's educational and heartfelt and funny in all the right places. a great read that I finished in a day, and the narrator's voice is nice and easy to listen to. Little Ad Libs in the audio book set it aside from the original text. I would definitely recommend this read.

Insightful, Funny & Empowering

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This upbeat book has made me re think my relationship to my body and to other people. It is well researched and explained in a lively and engaging way by Sophie herself.

Happy fat!

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