Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Eat Up: Food, Appetite and Eating What You Want by Ruby Tandoh

14 reviews

ovidinpajamas's review against another edition

2.0

I really wanted to like this book. I enjoyed Ruby Tandoh on Bake Off, and agree with her various sentiments regarding food, life, and prejudice. The problem is that she does not say much that we haven’t all heard before. What she does say is repeated ad nauseam throughout the text, and this refers to both her ideas about food and the cute pop culture and brand references she makes to it. The balance of researched food history and personal anecdotes and struggles with food is wildly off kilter. More in-depth research and fewer repeated references to the same scenes from the same movies and the same textures of the same cheap British junk foods, and this could have been a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder

rynstagram's review

Feels like a kind of Anthropocene Reviewed specifically about food. Especially liked the section about queer culture's relationship to food. 

*No rating because it's not a topic I can comfortably put a number rating to. The book is well-researched and well-written, though maybe better consumed over a long period of time than all at once. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Cultural appropriation, Pregnancy, Self harm, Slavery, and Addiction

fiannah's review

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

This book really delved into the politics of food in various forms. The chapters were wide ranging, including everything from how popular culture impacts food culture, to religion, queerness and back. Ruby came across as very emotionally intelligent and very understanding of different readers circumstances. I enjoyed reading it and would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Eating disorder

girlreading's review

informative slow-paced

4.0

A balanced, nuanced and thoughtful approach to discussing the cultures, industries, politics and belief systems surrounding food and diet. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Eating disorder and Racism

tomato_bisque's review

adventurous emotional funny informative inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Serious of essays surrounding the weird and often contridictory norms around food, cooking, "wellness", and culture I came away with an increased appreciation for the food I eat. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

lowbrowhighart's review

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Colonisation, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Fatphobia, Xenophobia, Sexism, Classism, and Mental illness

Minor: Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Ableism, Bullying, and Homophobia

kairhone's review against another edition

informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

daisyvb's review

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love this book, no other way to say it. I've read it multiple times and it never fails to make me feel little warmer and a little more excited to go and well, eat up! Her discussions around films and food are especially interesting to me, and I love the way she weaves in cultural references, personal anecdotes, quotes and lessons from other people. It makes this easy and accessible read feel sprawling; a buffet dinner of delightful and hopeful thoughts. And I think this is important, when writing about such an important topic as food and eating; making it seem approachable to anyone. It is not preachy but nor does it shy away from telling you exactly what she thinks. She hasn't filtered herself in the creation of this book and I think that is really important, when writing about the importance of self care in a realistic world. You can't bullshit that sort of stuff. You've got to load the plate up and sit down and deal with what you've got and if possible, allow yourself to enjoy it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

aus10england's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is one of the most unique and hard to place books I’ve ever read! Part memoir, cookbook, personal essays, self help, science, it’s hard to place it. Ruby’s voice is kind and informative, and I wish more hooks were written like this! With the varied subjects and genres it can feel a bit all over the place, but I was able to find the connections. 

Do not read on an empty stomach. Time to make a delicious meal. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Misogyny

annanymity's review

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder