At Beaufort Books, we were eager to read about Rebecca Jane Weinstein’s Fat Kids: Truth and Complications in the Huffington Post. Her novel sheds light on such a highly debatable topic and calls into question the various aspects of how society reacts to body size and the idea of “fatness”. Weinstein is a powerful female advocate that encourages self acceptance and questions a larger societal acceptance of people who come in an array of sizes. We can’t wait to see what else Weinstein has in store for this series and her work is also regularly featured on the Huffington Post blog.
Fat Kids: Truth and Consequences is a compilation of stories from various perspectives on what “fat” and size mean. Some are funny, some are heartbreaking and then there are moments where the stories themselves seem to boarder between humor and seriousness. Rebecca Jane Weinstein interlocks the various stories together for one larger montage that explores “fatness” and what it means to be a fat child. The characters range in size and shape while their personalities shine amid the pages and speak to readers from all walks of life. Fat Kids is not a guidebook or a book of instruction but rather an inspiration compilation of characters overcoming the negativity that surrounds being labeled fat.
Weinstein catapults the discussion of fatness to the forefront of social conversations while confronting the negativity that surrounds it head on. The mini narratives in Fat Kids are a direct response to all the negativity and shaming the media and society has placed on people with differing body types. Read more of the humor, heartbreak and escapades in Rebecca Jane Weinstein’s Fat Kids: Truth and Consequences here.