• Happy Fat

  • Taking Up Space in a World That Wants to Shrink You
  • By: Sofie Hagen
  • Narrated by: Sofie Hagen
  • Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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Happy Fat

By: Sofie Hagen
Narrated by: Sofie Hagen
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Publisher's summary

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 to get here. I often meet people who are incredibly puzzled that I can love this body. Taking the world into account - how we are taught to see bodies and judge bodies - I understand the confusion. But I am quite sure I can explain it. I want to tell you what I have learned and how I got here.

In Happy Fat, comedian Sofie Hagen describes how she conquered a negative relationship with her body and provides practical tips for listeners to do the same.

She exposes how fatphobia is embedded in society at every level - in our relationships, our public spaces, and the TV shows we watch - powered by the toxic mix of capitalism and the media.

Part memoir, part social commentary, in Happy Fat Sofie explains how she removed fatphobic influences from her daily life and found self-acceptance in a world where judgment and discrimination are rife - drawing wisdom from other Fat Liberation champions along the way.

From shame and sex to airplane seats, love and getting stuck in public toilets, 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

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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Great!

I loved the book; the world needs more of this. And, listening to Sofie is a delight. I will recommend it to all of my friends :)

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So good and so real and important book

This book is so important and informative and really funny and real! Just give yourself the good experience off listening to this book and get educated about fat activism and fat liberation history between crying of both laughter and horror and the genius way this book is written!!

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Favourite!!

Happy Fat is the best book I've listened to in 2019 - maybe even for most of 2018, too!
I loved this - it was firm but kind, funny and sometimes sad.
While I haven't read-read the book, I think the audible version is probably better because we get Sofie's commentary on little bits and pieces which really added to the experience for me.
Thank you, Sofie Hagen! This is a wonderful book.

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very much enjoyed

thought provoking, uncomfortable and enjoyable. big Sofie Hagen fan, obvs reccomend the Audible version for her accent

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