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[such_heights]

Hi all,

Am looking for resources for a couple of friends of mine, and was wondering if any of you have some links/suggestions off the top of your head!

1. I am looking for novels that feature positive portrayals of women who aren't thin.

2. I am looking for resources to help someone who's currently in a pretty bad pit of depression but having trouble articulating that and reaching out. That sounds all too familiar to me, but I don't recommend my own strategy of going and going until you snap. Anything about first reaching out for professional support or recognising that's what happening is an illness and not a moral failing would be most welcome.

♥!

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[chaila]

Here are two links I have bookmarked about books featuring larger characters, though I have to qualify and say I haven't gotten around to reading the books yet and some of them seem to actually be *about* being larger, so that may not be what you're after. But in case they're helpful:

This post is about YA books, but: http://www.hbook.com/magazine/articles/2011/jan11_nolfi.asp (scroll down about 2/3 for the recs, the rest of the post is a critique of other books).

http://www.maadwomen.com/lynnemurray/essays/fatfiction.html

[such_heights]

Awesome, thanks a lot!