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"Cleverly probes the world of a very smart, very funny, very fat reporter . . .Americans will enjoy this confection and appreciate how Green renders a certain humor-impaired California earnestness about health, happiness, and love."
-"USA Today
""A brilliantly funny novel about something close to every woman's heart -her stomach." -"Woman's Own"
"The kind of novel you'll gobble up at a single sitting."
--"Cosmopolitan"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
-"USA Today
""A brilliantly funny novel about something close to every woman's heart -her stomach." -"Woman's Own"
"The kind of novel you'll gobble up at a single sitting."
--"Cosmopolitan"
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
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Jemima Jones is overweight. About seven stone overweight.
Treated like a slave by her thin and bitchy flatmates, lorded over at the Kilburn Herald by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented, better paid), her only consolation is food. That and a passion for her charming, sexy colleague Ben. Her life needs to change and soon.
But can Jemima reinvent herself? And should she?
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Journalist Jemima J is overweight - about 7 Stones to be precise, and while on the outside she may come across as self assured and confident, her rolls of fat hide a deeper insecurity. Jemima is in love with Ben Williams, the sex-God of the office, but while he becomes her good friend she knows that the way she looks means he will never be anything more.
After going on a computer course and discovering the delights of the World Wide Web Jemima J is soon on course to a whole new world. Over an internet Chat Site she meets Brad an impossably handsom Californian stud. He seems perfect in everyway and is desperate to meet Jemima. However there is one problem - he is a health freak and owns a Gym. Desperate to give this new relationship a whirl and longing to get over the heartbreak of Ben leaving to become a TV Presenter, Jemima Jones sheds the pounds and with the help of her new found friend Geraldine, transforms herself into JJ and gets set for her new perfect life.
I wont ruin the plot content but Brad turns out be not as perfect as he seems and is hiding a dark secret...however, when Ben Williams comes back on the scene, Jemima realises she is still hopelessly in love. Will her new look finally win his heart?
While this book is a thorougly good read and you do become absorbed in Jemima's world I do find it a tad superficial. It seems to say that you don't have a hope in hell of getting your dream guy unless you are thin. Forget the fact that she is an incredibly nice person no-one notices her because all they see is the fat. This can't be easy for overweight people who read this as it seems to say that the only way for them to be happy is to be thin. For the record, this is not true, I am a size 8 and my prince charming took a wrong turn, got lost and is too stubborn to ask for directions! In a skinny-obsessed world this book seems superficial and a little shallow. However, it is a thoroughly good happy-ending-live-happily-ever-after-with-mr.perfect-dream-come-true kind of book.
All I would say is, as superficial as a "great body = great life" is remember that Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes to the bone!
After going on a computer course and discovering the delights of the World Wide Web Jemima J is soon on course to a whole new world. Over an internet Chat Site she meets Brad an impossably handsom Californian stud. He seems perfect in everyway and is desperate to meet Jemima. However there is one problem - he is a health freak and owns a Gym. Desperate to give this new relationship a whirl and longing to get over the heartbreak of Ben leaving to become a TV Presenter, Jemima Jones sheds the pounds and with the help of her new found friend Geraldine, transforms herself into JJ and gets set for her new perfect life.
I wont ruin the plot content but Brad turns out be not as perfect as he seems and is hiding a dark secret...however, when Ben Williams comes back on the scene, Jemima realises she is still hopelessly in love. Will her new look finally win his heart?
While this book is a thorougly good read and you do become absorbed in Jemima's world I do find it a tad superficial. It seems to say that you don't have a hope in hell of getting your dream guy unless you are thin. Forget the fact that she is an incredibly nice person no-one notices her because all they see is the fat. This can't be easy for overweight people who read this as it seems to say that the only way for them to be happy is to be thin. For the record, this is not true, I am a size 8 and my prince charming took a wrong turn, got lost and is too stubborn to ask for directions! In a skinny-obsessed world this book seems superficial and a little shallow. However, it is a thoroughly good happy-ending-live-happily-ever-after-with-mr.perfect-dream-come-true kind of book.
All I would say is, as superficial as a "great body = great life" is remember that Beauty is only skin deep. Ugly goes to the bone!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a very good read and surprisingly highly motivating as it made me wanto to go out right there and then and join a gym (which I have subsequently done!) It's got a lot of humour in it and I really enjoyed it. The ending is a bit predicatble but who cares - it's a great read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Forget the Atkins Diet and Weight watchers, this is the best diet motivation I have ever had! I bought this on a recommendation from a friend, and have never looked back. I have since bought each of Jane Green's books and enjoyed them all thoroughly. However Jemima.J still remains my firm favourite. It has been so true to life, motivating and thought provoking for me and many friends. It has a leading male charachter that not only does Jemima love but you'll end up wanting as the lead man in your life aswell. The secret little eating habits you thought only you had are suddenly brought to life when you realise, through Jemima, that you are definitely not alone in the world of over eaters!! Read this book when you are feeling fat because you can't fit into your favourite skirt and it won't be long before you are willing Jemima (and yourself) along in a quest for a better life, better body and the man of her dreams. Jane Green's writing is in such a simple, witty formula but with the depth in the characters for you to be behind them every step of the way. She keeps some surprising twists in the tale very well hidden, which will keep you up till the early hours waiting to see what happens next. Inspirational, Very funny and a must read for romantics and any one who has ever tried to shed a few pounds.
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JEMIMA J - GREAT READ
I have read a few of Jane Green's books and I found Jemima J to be a fun, light hearted and entertaining read. Read more
Published 11 days ago by kelz
Like a cross between Bridget Jones & Muriel's Wedding......
....but not quite as good as either. Maybe I would have enjoyed Jemima J more if I'd read it at the time of its release. But almost 15 years on, it felt quite dated.
Published 3 months ago by Sid
Best book I have read!
This book has made me laugh out loud on the train going to work! It is a must buy, I think anyway. Jane Green writes the book so that I actually feel like Jemima's friend and feel... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Melanie
Determination has a name
A brilliantly funny novel that follows one woman's transformation of not only body but of mind.
Jemima Jones is overweight and knows it. Read more
Jemima Jones is overweight and knows it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Fenix Orion
Great chick lit
I really enjoyed this one. It was cliché and quite predictable, but that isn't a complaint - it was still an enjoyable, easy read. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Stepping Out of the Page
Motivating and Fantastic reading!
I decided to buy the book becuase it was on a special fulfilled by amazon price and I love my chick lit! I am so impressed with it! Read more
Published 7 months ago by Della
Don't take this book literally...
...if you are over weight and looking for inspiration. I wanted to really like this book, this being the first Jane Green novel I'd read. Read more
Published 11 months ago by H. P. Holland
FAB!!
I LOVE JANE GREEN!!! This book is absolutely brilliant. I was hooked from the very beginning and felt like I really knew JJ. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Char
Uninspiring and a terrible read
I have just finished reading this book, I am a fan of chick lit but I have to say this book was both boring, repetitive and not that well written. Read more
Published 14 months ago by J. Lloyd
Best Jane Green book
I love all of Jane Green's books. Jemima J was the first of her books I ever read, and I still think it's my favourite. Read more
Published 14 months ago by JKM
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