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The Sun
‘If you’ve ever had a fat day, this will definitely reassure and entertain’
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'Funny, feminist, fat, friendly and fierce. It's food, it's fulfilling' Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues 'Wendy Shanker's self-help memoir isn't just for overweight women. The frank and funny look at living large in America will resonate with any woman who has obsessed over her body image (and who hasn't?)' Chicago Sun-Times 'Unlike most dieters in her position, Shanker's turned that frustration to good use, producing a feisty, funny book ... It details her weight-battling experiences while putting a persuasive case for being fat and happy: she's clearly both' Independent on Sunday 'Don't mistake this for a ten-step self-help program. Shanker's mad, and she's not going to take it anymore ... The writing is witty, the arguments cogent, and Shanker presents a winning persona. Her message is empowering' Boston Globe
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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wendy's book is generally a breezy read with a fair amount to skim over, being fairly specific to her, but one or two things which stick in the mind and have encouraged me ever since. One was the concept "I'm fairly sure that Gwyneth Paltrow hasn't compared herself to me today so I'm not going to compare myself to her...". Also, the realisation that at my funeral, anyone who thinks "What a pity she never got into those Size 14 jeans" rather than what a great mate I was can go and shove their heads up their own fundament. Having lived through decades of being told that I ought to cover up anything which continues to wobble when I stop moving, I now feel more encouraged to fling inhibition to the wind, wear tailored (big) clothes and celebrate rather than denigrate the curves. Worth a read.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Brilliant - if you ever have one of those days that all you want to do is fall into a big black whole because of the way you look this is the book for you. even know i am tring to lose weight at the momment this book put a smile on my face everytime i read it,(it makes you look at the world in a very different way) i just couldn't put it down but i didn't want it to end. I am glad that i got this book and i wish i could redecover it again!! All my friends have now got a copy. Would love to read one of wendy's book again. A++.
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book sets out to challenge the stereotype of fat girls being lazy, greedy etc. etc. It uses the authors' own experience of being fat from an early age, although I have to say she seems to have had a lot of negative feedback compared to my own experience of yo-yoing up and down the scale. It tackles the usual issues such as finding/keeping a partner (I thought this was a bit over-emphasised), buying clothes and the preoccupation with eating well and exercising. Although the book is upbeat, and funny a lot of the time, I thought that it moved from championing the cause of fat girls to justification, almost, in places. Funny sometimes, thought-provoking occasionally, entertaining throughout - worth reading.
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rubbish
The best thing about this book is the quotes made by other people. The author writes magazine like articles. Read more
Published 23 months ago by MYXISRDANGUGLY
Proud to be a Fat Girl
This book is well worth a read for all of us Fat Girls, smart, witty women who have tried dieting all our adult lives and now need to learn to love ourselves and aim for optimum... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2008 by Mrs. Samantha E. Shackleton
Pleasantly surprised.
I swore to myself once that I wouldn't read this book. I refused.
But I was having an awful day, and it was cheap at the bookstore, so I picked it up as a nice respite... Read more
But I was having an awful day, and it was cheap at the bookstore, so I picked it up as a nice respite... Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by Ms. A. F. Dillon
This will make you look at yourself in a new light..
I was slightly sceptical about this book..but i must say it was so well written. It had a good balance of well researched information, and personal stories as well as just plain... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2006 by jce
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