Two Whole Cakes

How to Stop Dieting and Learn to Love Your Body

By: Lesley Kinzel

Narrated by: Heather Henderson

In the age of The Biggest Loser and the "war on obesity", we’re pressured to conform to certain body standards at any cost. Sure, everyone should eat right and get exercise, but what if you do that and you still don’t fit into the clothes at the mall? In Two Whole Cakes, Fatshionista extraordinaire Lesley Kinzel tells stories, gives advice, and challenges stereotypes about being and feeling fat. Kinzel says no to diet fads and pills, shows by example how to stop hating your body, celebrates self-acceptance at any size, and urges you to finally accept the truth: Your body is not a tragedy!

Lesley Kinzel, who co-founded the blog Fatshionista, is an online celebrity in the communities of size acceptance, fashion, and women’s issues. She has her own blog on body politics in the media, Two Whole Cakes, is an associate editor at xoJane, and has become the go-to fatty for all things fashion and pop culture.

©2012 Lesley Kinzel (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Delivers as promised

I gave this book a 5 star review with no question. I loved the experiences that were shared and could relate to so many of them. I've been the "big girl" all my life. This book made me question some things I do on a daily basis. Body acceptance is the hardest thing to get to but I am working on it every day.

Great book! Not a fan of the narration

It killed me when she kept pronouncing "Michelle" as "Mee-shell." Otherwise her super proper and clear enunciation only partially distracted me. The book was really good and refreshing.

A Book About Being Fat and NOT Dieting

Kinzel tells stories and gives advice on fashion, weight-loss drugs, self-love, eating disorders, how dieting affected her health, and her resulting gallstones.

I could relate to her story of shopping at the mall and feeling judged by other consumers— her experience with a group of humilating high school girls was all too excruciating! Anybody who's ever had a crappy day in the dressing room can relate to Kinzel's manifesto.

Feminist, loud and proud-- and unsparingly witty as well.

Voice doesn't match the author's tone and style

Would you try another book from Lesley Kinzel and/or Heather Henderson?

I'm a fan of Lesley's writing, so I'd read another book by her. Heather Henderson's reading was too earnest and one-note for this material - she didn't convey Lesley's humor or sarcasm or her sense of absurdity and outrage, and the book was boring to listen to.

What did you like best about this story?

It's honest and incisive.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Heather Henderson?

A woman with a more "edgy" voice to convey the author's sarcasm and indignation and sense of absurdity -- someone like Sarah Vowell.

Fabulous!!

This was a wonderful book I happened upon. The author has a great perspective to write the book from and she does it well. She is funny and holds nothing back which only adds more to the quality of the book. My life is better for having listened to this great writing.