Surprisingly scholarly yet readable, not a novelty book or a joke but still with moments of humor. Recommend to fashion history enthusiasts and those with an interest in the subject of social cultivation of body dysmorphia and beauty “standards.”
Surprisingly scholarly yet readable, not a novelty book or a joke but still with moments of humor. Recommend to fashion history enthusiasts and those with an interest in the subject of social cultivation of body dysmorphia and beauty “standards.”
I have been looking forward to starting this one. I am Cracking into it tonight ….. pun intended!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This was an interesting book about the history of butts and what‘s been deemed fashionable over time, including how things rise in popularity such as bustles and “buns of steel”. It‘s also a study of the relationship between butts and race - which I found the most intriguing. I recommend to anyone interested!
Readers who enjoy this book might also enjoy "Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History" by Florence Williams. ?
(Continued)...exceptions: seagoing mammals, and bears just before they go into hibernation.
Informative and intriguing if you‘re into butts and history. Radke weaves her own experience as a woman with a butt in the USA which adds a relateable component 🍑🍑🍑🍑🍑
I started this on audio but quickly switched to print as I wasn‘t retaining anything. Radke covers the history of the butt from its importance to allowing us to run the way we do to how society in general became focused on women‘s butts as sexual objects. Her discussion of the random sizing of women‘s clothes was really interesting to me and confirmed something I‘ve always felt — they aren‘t designed to fit.
I originally resisted reading this book, but I kept seeing good reviews of it, so I checked it out of the library. It‘s pouring down rain here, so I‘m relaxing in bed reading it. I‘ve finished more than half of it and it‘s really interesting.
Count me as another fan of this nonfiction #audiobook with great narration!
Radke takes a look at the booty from the biomechanical advantages of having one as a biped (running!) to its role in fashion and pop culture, where she examines bustles, Kate Moss, and the Kardashians among others.
TMI? (can there BE TMI for a book like this?) I want to read this but I can‘t help but think I‘ll have my partner‘s voice in my head the whole time:
Me: “Ouch! That‘s gonna leave a welt!”
Him: “That‘s why dudes Slap butts! My handprint. Mine.” 😂
Photo from @britt_brooke
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Oh My God, Becky!” When I heard about this on #AllTheBooks, I knew I had to get my hands on it. 😅 The human butt is unique in it‘s functionality and evolutionary importance. Radke covers it all, with a focus on what booties have come to signify. Super interesting, especially the modern-day issues of image, clothing sizes / fit, sexual desire, humor, cultural norms and appropriation, and, of course the dreaded Kardashians.
I was excited to see this book for 99p although I‘m a bit disappointed it means I won‘t have the physical copy on my bookshelf, I love the cover 🍑
I read this under deadline pressure to finish before the library due date. This book presents the author‘s musings and research about the human butt. Topics span centuries and focus on cultural and racial attitudes about our buns. 🍑
This was quite a listen!
An excellent microhistory that looks to the past, in various time periods, but focuses more heavily on our current culture, framed by the butt—mostly female. Sexism, racism, fat shaming, cultural appropriation, colonialism, capitalism, diet fads, slavery, and eugenics are touched upon. Specific butts are discussed (Miley Cyrus, Kardashians, and Jennifer Lopez) and the meaning of each and the fashion industry‘s failure to create clothes for all. 🍑
This book comes out tomorrow, and although the cover and premise brought me in, this is such a great nonfiction work on the social history of butts. I really enjoyed this!
Finally starting this one today.. been staring at this perfect cover for a few months 🍑😂