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Guy Haley, SFX
"Grant's made a leap forward as an author here. Thought-provoking, moving and hilarious."
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"Both hilarious and intelligent. Fat is an ambitious picture of a society where greed fights a never-ending battle with the struggle for a slim, well-toned body. The fashion in which Rob Grant juggles his characters as they pursue their disparate destinies has the invention of a novelist from a very different generation: Evelyn Waugh." (Barry Forshaw THE EXPRESS )
"If there's a message here, it's to throw away the diet book and embrace your sexy swagger. Considering Rob Grant is a fat bloke himself, his portrayal of Hayleigh and her anorexia is a complete triumph. She's the real heart of the story and Grant charts her rapid decline with both insight and humour." (Henry Sutton DAILY MIRROR )
"Grant's made a leap forward as an author here. Thought-provoking, moving and hilarious." (Guy Haley SFX )
"Incisive, bitingly funny and thought provoking. Grant is a funny writer with a knack for some wicked one-liners. A novel that should make everyone sit up and think." (BIRMINGHAM POST )
"You could accuse Rob Grant of having an axe to grind. He is, after all, no stick insect himself. But in the bitingly satirical FAT, he raise so many thought-provoking points about body image and the scare stories we're given about health issues, you have to admit he's done his homework. Besides which, when a book's this funny, what's wrong with a bit of axe grinding?" (Dave Golder BBC FOCUS )
"A roller coaster ride with plenty of laughs and much to recommend it." (WOOD & VALE )
Grant crafts a good read out of a subject clearly close to his heart. A satirical bite worthy of Ben Elton." (Dean Patrick DREAMWATCH )
"Though vaguely similar in approach to Ben Elton's novels, it is a funny book. He crushes the cholesterol lie, the salt myth, the BMI con and a few other epidemiological scams based on shoddy statistics and rubbishy thinking - all for our own good, of course." (Andrew McKie THE TELEGRAPH )
"A tasty trim novel that hasn't been superfluously fleshed out." (Ed Perkins The Daily Echo )
"Grant's knack of injecting humour into the bleakest scenario makes for a read that's as addictive as an MSG-laced takeaway." (IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"There's plenty of food for thought to chew over here: while it may not satisfy the appetite for 'Red Dwarf' fans, it's way beyond mere fast food fiction. An interesting read." (VENUE )
"If there's a message here, it's to throw away the diet book and embrace your sexy swagger. Considering Rob Grant is a fat bloke himself, his portrayal of Hayleigh and her anorexia is a complete triumph. She's the real heart of the story and Grant charts her rapid decline with both insight and humour." (Henry Sutton DAILY MIRROR )
"Grant's made a leap forward as an author here. Thought-provoking, moving and hilarious." (Guy Haley SFX )
"Incisive, bitingly funny and thought provoking. Grant is a funny writer with a knack for some wicked one-liners. A novel that should make everyone sit up and think." (BIRMINGHAM POST )
"You could accuse Rob Grant of having an axe to grind. He is, after all, no stick insect himself. But in the bitingly satirical FAT, he raise so many thought-provoking points about body image and the scare stories we're given about health issues, you have to admit he's done his homework. Besides which, when a book's this funny, what's wrong with a bit of axe grinding?" (Dave Golder BBC FOCUS )
"A roller coaster ride with plenty of laughs and much to recommend it." (WOOD & VALE )
Grant crafts a good read out of a subject clearly close to his heart. A satirical bite worthy of Ben Elton." (Dean Patrick DREAMWATCH )
"Though vaguely similar in approach to Ben Elton's novels, it is a funny book. He crushes the cholesterol lie, the salt myth, the BMI con and a few other epidemiological scams based on shoddy statistics and rubbishy thinking - all for our own good, of course." (Andrew McKie THE TELEGRAPH )
"A tasty trim novel that hasn't been superfluously fleshed out." (Ed Perkins The Daily Echo )
"Grant's knack of injecting humour into the bleakest scenario makes for a read that's as addictive as an MSG-laced takeaway." (IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY )
"There's plenty of food for thought to chew over here: while it may not satisfy the appetite for 'Red Dwarf' fans, it's way beyond mere fast food fiction. An interesting read." (VENUE )
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