Big Man

TRIGGER WARNING FOR BULLYING, FAT SHAMING, TRANSPHOBIA, HOMOPHOBIA, AND SLIGHT GORE

It is so much more than the blurb or the summary even tells you. The meaning of the book was really impactful and I think everybody should read it. It is about a young man who comes to accept himself as he is and stand up to bullies while also figuring out his sexuality and his future. It wasn't just about a kid who loses weight and accepts himself. He learned to accept himself that he is a big man, not a fat one. This novel had a ton of LGBT rep. His mother is bisexual and is dating a woman, there is a trans character and a gay romance. There is also amazing parent figures in this novel and I really really enjoy that because that is hard to find in YA. I never felt like the way the author wrote the fatness of the main character was offensive. People do truly see themselves that way and I find it accurate. The pacing of this story was very good and I was never bored. The writing was pretty good. It was simple but not too simple. I enjoyed the other details that were put into it like the Navy is mentioned a lot. The only thing that may deter some people from this novel is that is was a lot more sexual than most YA books I've ever read but it wasn't too graphic but still very surprising and is mentioned a lot. Overall this book is a 4/5 stars for me and I would highly recommend everybody to read it just to get a different perspective.