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Does my bum look big in this?: The Diary of an Insecure Woman
 
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Does my bum look big in this?: The Diary of an Insecure Woman (Paperback)

by Arabella Weir (Author)
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: hodder and stoughton; New edition edition (1 Feb 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 034068948X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0340689486
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 220,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Screaminly funny --womens journal<br /><br />hilarious --cosmopolitan<br /><br />read it and realise you're not alone --essentials

hilarious --cosmopolitan

read it and realise you're not alone --essentials


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‘A very funny and unexpectedly touching novel’ (JOANNA LUMLEY )

‘Screamingly funny’ (WOMAN’S JOURNAL )

‘Hilarious’ (COSMOPOLITAN )

‘Read it and realise you’re not alone’ (ESSENTIALS ) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Fabulous, 23 Jul 2001
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I thought this book was very entertaining and Arabella Weir gave a really good impression of a thirty-something woman's life.I have read this book at least four times and each time i find the story funny. She made the book fun but included some seriousness into the woman's life. She showed how some small things can rule a person's life and how love made this life so much better. She helped people see that what other people think of you should not rule your life.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars That's my book!, 3 Sep 2001
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I think those who didn't rate this novel at least 4 stars, haven't ever really had problems with the size of their bums. I bumped into Arabella's book truly accidentally, in a library of foreign books here in Hungary - when I was about to find something highbrow to read - and I've chosen Arabella instead. This whole Bridget Jones hysteria didn't seem to have reached Hungary at that time, so this was my first encounter to this type of diary-like women-novel - and I can tell you I was amazed! At the moment I'm planning to translate it to Hungarian, because Hungarian women are quite sure to love it just like me.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars repulsive blow to feminism, 3 Jul 2009
By H. Seymour "Helen" (Hull, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Does My Bum Look Big in This? (Paperback)
Don't get me wrong, there are a number of funny lines in this book that made me giggle. But that's what the one star is for. Aside from that, the main character in this book is one of the most repulsive characters I have ever come across in fiction. If I were Helen Fielding I would be extremely offended by comparisons to Bridget Jones.
Bridget Jones, whilst neurotic, ditsy and insecure, is realistically so, and has positive traits alongside these more irritating ones. She is intelligent, warm, and she she gives a damn about things other than herself. The same cannot be said for the character in this book. She is self obsessed, neurotic, vain and unbelievably stupid, to the point of absurdity. It almost seems as if it's meant to be a satire, but it clearly meant to be a straightforward romantic comedy, in the same genre as Bridget Jones. The idea that such a person could hold down a respectable job, and receive the affection from not one man but many, is ludicrous. She is hateful and offensive, and the fact that she is intended to represent women is a grave blow to feminism.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Second-rate Bridget Jones
Whether Arabella Weir had read or even heard of Bridget Jones' Diary before she began to write this novel, I don't know. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Smurfy

3.0 out of 5 stars a funny book
this is a funny book. I read it for the first time years ago and found it hilarious. Reading it back after the Bridget Jones' diaries, doesn't make it justice though.
Published 7 months ago by C. Mori

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious
This book is good fun and easy to read. A lot of women will recognise themselves in this book! I particularly like the sarcasm and irony used by the character to describe every... Read more
Published 12 months ago by C. Herrador

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing- So Funny!
This book was the funniest thing that I've ever read. Her comidic humor just leapes off the page. The take on real life and a woman's insecurties was true to life and you can't... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Ms. C. L. Wilkins

1.0 out of 5 stars Only for the Weak minded .
This is Pusilanimous Crap from start to finish. How it ever got published is a mystery to me. Very Sad content indeed. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2006 by M. Taylor

1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, Arabella...
You're very funny on the fast show and in The Observer, but this book, really - I just hope it made you a lot of money. Read more
Published on 13 Dec 2005 by Ms. L. R. Fisher

5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest thing in a long time!
Arabella Weir had me in stitches with this book. I must have read it at least a dozen times now and every time it still has the same effect. Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Just sad
I had been meaning to read this book for a while and I must say I am glad I eventually got it from a charity shop for 50 pence. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2005 by Liv

5.0 out of 5 stars Bridget Jones? Think Again!
Okay, I have really *HAD* it with people comparing this book to Bridget Jones. The least you could do before comparing the two is at the very least check the copyrite dates. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2005 by Diva

4.0 out of 5 stars Really Funny, a good book
This is the the normal book that i would make a bee- line for in Waterstones but i read it all the same as a light read. Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2005 by Katie Hanlon

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