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by Jane Green (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 488 pages
  • Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print (Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0753173875
  • ISBN-13: 978-0753173879
  • Product Dimensions: 23.7 x 16.5 x 3.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (182 customer reviews)
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1.0 out of 5 stars Plodding and patronising, 25 Aug 1999
By A Customer
This review is from: Jemima J (Paperback)
A dull, patronising book with a main character who ends up being so self-righteous that you want to slap her face and throw the book out of the window. No-body likes Fat Jemima, everyone loves thin Jemima. Fat Jemima is a failure, thin Jemima is a success. To add to the stereotype, the hero is hardly even 'friends' with Fat Jemima but 'in love' with Thin Jemima

This short-story plot was dragged (under protest) into novel-size in a writing-by-numbers manner that leaves the reader assured of the ending by Chapter 2. No surprises, no revelations and patronising at best.

Leave it on the shelf.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Faintly ridiculous, 4 Dec 1998
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I was disappointed with the whole book, though it was a reasonably enjoyable read, somehow the plot and characters just didn't gel at all, Jemima moves from being fat and unloved to skinny and desired in a matter of 3 months!. Though this may be the fantasy of many women out there, I just couldn't swallow the timespan. Again with the characters who seem to form bonds,that most people make over a few years, in the space of a month! The saddest point about the whole book though, was if the author was trying to make a comment about self image etc, it doesn't seem to accross at all well - in fact quite the opposite, because Jemima J only gets her confidence, friends, man, life - once she has completely changed herself to the accepted image that made her so miserable beforhand (ie skinny people) Not a fantasy tale just completely unreal.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievably offensive, 21 Oct 1999
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It would be nice for once if Jane Green could provide us with a positive female role model instead of these vacuous women who obsess about their appearances, weight, designer wardrobes, have nothing of interest to say for themselves & on this basis are able to get their dream man. What sort of message is this coveying to women out there?

This book was insulting - office dog's body and friendless, ridiculed, sad singleton transformed to Ms Career & Relationship Success of the decade after having lost a few stone and dyed her hair blonde. What is the message here? That we should all be aspiring size 10s and blonde?

Contemporary novels should be challenging the beauty myth & not perpetuating it. It saddens and infuriates me that people actually enjoy reading this superficial nonsense.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I think people have misinterpreted the point that Jane Green was trying to get accross. I first read this book when i was an over weight 15 year old who didnt feel loved. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Ms. F. Burgess

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane Green
I really enjoyed this book. A quick and clever read. I would highly recommend it.
Published 3 months ago by Shari K. Alvarez

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read
I enjoyed this book from the first page the the last page it was funny and rude i would deftintly recommend it
Published 11 months ago by Ms. D. L. Parkinson

1.0 out of 5 stars Utterly predictable...don't waste your time on it
I first read this book about 4 years ago. I picked it up to start reading it again the other day - obviously forgetting how bad it was. Read more
Published 14 months ago by LauraT

1.0 out of 5 stars Cliched and patronising
This book reads like a 'chick-lit by numbers'. It was described as 'the ultimate makeover story, with irony', yet by the end I was left to wonder where the hell the irony was... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Jay

5.0 out of 5 stars Jemima J - inspiration to all us curvacious women!!
I absolutely love this book, each time I have felt a little down about my weight-loss I have picked it up and read it and it lifts my spirits each time! Read more
Published 18 months ago by Nidhi

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!
I can't believe that people have been slating this book. Although she became thin, she didn't have it all perfectly, she got shown that looks aren't everything when she gets hurt... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Ms. Francesca Henry

5.0 out of 5 stars I love Jemima J!
I just finished this book yesterday. I knew immeditaly upon reading it that there would be a huge variety in reviews. They are exactly as I imagined. Read more
Published 21 months ago by e.l.gray

5.0 out of 5 stars I wish!
So you're a depressed, fat, lonely woman trudging to work every day at a dead end job . . . . Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars foolish
This is just a modern Cinderella but instead of rags to riches, it's fat to thin. When you're thin life becomes wonderful: what a terrible message to give to today's women who are... Read more
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