Such A Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie Is Not The Answer

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Such A Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie Is Not The Answer

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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:

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-07
Get yourself a pair of DEPENDS!
This book does NOT disappoint. If you are unfamiliar with Jen Lancaster's first two books, read them! If you have to read this one first, it's fine...it stands alone. You will smile, smurk, and laugh out loud! I recommend this book for beach reading, bed reading, bus reading, or "I am so po'd right now that I could bite a nail in two" reading. It is the story of "every woman's" journey to thinness......Enjoy!

Rating:
Date: 2008-07-02
it may fit a mainstream mode but its worth it
For anyone who opts to read books instead of watching reality TV may be skeptical of Jen Lancaster's book and her continous references to television, mainstream culture, and her self enduced fat.

buuuut- this lady's self deprecating humor is great. She's human and flawed, and doesnt claim or try to be anything but who she is. I also get the feeling that Jen dumbs herself down so that the reader gets to the end of the book taking away so much more than just another narcissist view of themselves. I'm glad I gave it a chance.

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-29
very annoying
Jen is a self discribed narcissist who wakes up to realize, after years of stuffing her face...that she is Fat. She bacially whines throughout the book on how hard it is to loose weight and makes everyone around her pay for it. She is sharp witted and funny lots of times, but I wondered more than once that some of her "snarky" dialouge comes out of her imagination rather than factual events. She comes off as a cartoon chartacter, not a real person. She claims "fear" is what has kept her from growing-up, but she never lets the reader into what that is all about. She criticizes Weight Watchers Meetings because they talk about "feelings" too much and felt "those people" needed therapy. She may want to use some of her royalties on a good shrink. She is clearly a legend in her own mind. I was disappointed because what could have been a thoughtful, insightful journey ends up wetting the bed. She is a walking sterotype of the "bitter fat girl" who projects her own fears on to others. In her journey to loose weight she makes fun of the homeless, disabled and the poor and at the end, although more fit is still fat. It is hard to have sympathy for her when others, call her a "fat b" I think it is a sad commentary that weight loss is such a triumph and worthy of publishing..I am all for living healthy and spreading education about obesity but really these "personal accounts" are boring and pathetic. I am not sure why this book got published....I mean I go to Target all the time, do others really want to read about it??? All and All I got suckered in by marketing and what appears to be false, contrived reviews...a poor memoir*

* The footnotes are a distraction and stupid, save your money

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-29
Laugh out loud!
Book starts a little slow, but the last half is very funny. I found myself having to share some of the excerpts with whoever was in the room with me! I definately recommend!

Rating:
Date: 2008-06-27
Hysterical
I don't know if I've ever read a book that made me laugh this hard. Even though I'm from Chicago and loved hearing the names of all the attractions and suburbs, it's her writing that's so wonderful. I am going to immediately buy and read her other books!

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