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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451223890
ISBN: 0451223896
Label: NAL Trade
Manufacturer: NAL Trade
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: May 06, 2008
Publisher: NAL Trade
Sales Rank: 2487
Studio: NAL Trade
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER:
'To whom the fat rolls…I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point where she starves herself skinny in hopes of a fabulous new life. And I hate the message that women can't possibly be happy until we all fit into our skinny jeans. I don't find these stories uplifting; they make me want to hug these women and take them out for fizzy champagne drinks and cheesecake and explain to them that until they figure out their insides, their outsides don't matter. Unfortunately, being overweight isn't simply a societal issue that can be fixed with a dose healthy of positive self-esteem. It’s a health matter, and here on the eve of my fortieth year, I've learned I have to make changes so I don't, you know, die. Because what good if finally being able to afford a pedicure if I lose a foot to adult onset diabetes?'
Customer Reviews Average Rating: 
Rating: - Laughed my fat @$$ off
... well not really. Fat @$$ is still there, but I swear my abs are a little tighter now.
Before choosing a book without a personal recommendation, I always look at the negative reviews. Sometimes, they actually make me want to buy the book, but in this case, they (along with the titles of her other books) were almost enough to make me say no. If I weren't nearly desperate for reading material, I'd never have bought the book. I learned that it disparages Weight Watchers (which more-or ... Read More
Rating:  - Ambivalent...
I have mixed feelings about this book. I would be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, and parts of it were extremely funny and true. That being said, I have to say I found myself disliking the author. As someone who struggles with her weight, I fear her book may stereotype overweight people as extremely gluttinous and lazy-which I, and many overweight individuals, am not. Then again, you have to realize that she's being honest about her own behavior and sometimes truth isn't pretty. I think what horrified ... Read More
Rating: - Terribly funny, even if you think the author is kind of terrible
I've read all of Jen Lancaster's books (all humorous memoirs), to date, and, while I enjoy them, I gotta' say I don't know if I'd want to be this person's friend--at least not the person she writes about as herself. I've been called the B-word plenty of times myself, but many of the things the author says, or does (her epic battles with neighbors and the world at large), are pretty far out there and things I'd never even dream up, let alone consider acting on. Regardless, Lancaster is a great storyteller. ... Read More
Rating:  - Such a Pretty Fat is Such a Pretty Funny Read
I enjoyed this book.I happened to just pick it up because it was on a table.Since reading the book I have become an avid reader of her blog and just ordered her other two books.She is like the friend you meet up with every so often to catch up and get the load down of their weird and bizarre life, you laugh so hardat their stories because you just can't believe that actually happens to someone.
This was a fun read and I would suggest it to everyone!
Rating: - Predictable, yet still full of sharpness and laughs
Lancaster's third book finds her accepting a challenge to lose weight by a predetermined time -- then write about the process.
As with her previous books, Lancaster's personality prevail. Her writing -- anecdotal vignettes, with frequent "footnotes" adding information others might have included in parenthesis within the actual paragraph - may be annoyingly jarring to the uninitiated. In addition, if readers are looking for an actual "plot," they might want to pass on this one; while the main focus ... Read More
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