Shrill

<>There is not a thin woman inside me, awaiting excavation. I am one piece.

Shrill by Lindy West is quite a book. Lindy is a smart, funny, brave, and vibrant woman. Reading this book was like sitting with her and some girlfriends, sharing crazy stories, sometimes veering into the deeply meaningful, over beers. The story itself is a powerful one and she has lived through some pretty horrifying internet abuse, live TV abuse, and the general awfulness of men towards “fat” women.

Having that awkward, babyish word dragging on you every day of your life, from childhood into maturity, well, maybe it's no wonder that I prefer hot chocolate to whiskey and substitute Harry Potter audiobooks for therapy.

explores the universality

made her stronger

Never preachy,

it was pretty damn awesome.