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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


by Jen Lancaster

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Sales Rank: 1233
Studio: NAL Trade
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 400
Publication Date: May 06, 2008
Publisher: NAL Trade


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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 (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 61 reviews)

Terrible!  
I ordered this book on July 29th and STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT!!!!!!!!!! I notified them 2 weeks ago, and they said they would resend it and they haven't!!!!!!!!!!!!
August 29, 2008

Another great one!  
Jen Lancaster has done it again! This is another great book that I thoroughly enjoyed! I hope there is another one on the way!
August 26, 2008

BULLETIN: Jen Lancaster is an acquired taste  
Okay, people, if you didn't like Jen's previous books, why did you read this one and complain about it? Come on, you're wasting our time here. There aren't that many really funny women writers out there--and only another woman understands our problems--so don't be putting Jen down. I have to buy her books because every once in awhile I need reinforcement and running to the library to find one of hers doesn't work well since they're always in circulation. If you don't agree 100% with Jen's views, then tell me, how many of your friends and/or relatives DO you always agree with, including your husband and/or significant other? She's still the best thing this side of Vegas, and furthermore, laughing beats grousing any day, and is better for your heart.
August 25, 2008

Very fun & entertaining!  
I thought this book was great. It made me laugh, and I enjoyed the author's humorous take on weight issues (we all have them after all, no matter what your size). Lots of clever antecdotes about her many issues, and lots of honest moments. Most importantly, it made me realize that I'm not the only loser over 35 who tivos The Real World.
August 16, 2008

Waste of Time  
I like to read truth more than fiction, and really enjoy a good laugh, so this seemed like a smart choice for some light summer reading. But as soon as I started this book, I was immediately annoyed by the author and found her to be less than likeable, due to her egotistical style and irritating footnotes, which I did not find amusing or funny. But I decided to give the book a chance because of the favorable reviews I had read, so I continued on. I was interested to read a humorous yet true story about someone's quest to lose weight.

About halfway through, when the author talks about her publisher buying her book pitch and giving her the cash advance to write it, I became disturbed. I realized that her motivation to lose weight wasn't for health purposes but instead for her "career", which anyone can read through the lines and translate into "money". Once it became her job to lose weight, she went to the gym obsessively and worked out with a trainer, attended Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers meetings, and generally made it her life's goal to lose the weight and get in shape. I personally would rather read a story about someone who takes it upon herself to lose weight in order to feel better, while AT THE SAME TIME having a real life like the rest of us, including going to work, raising children, etc, all of which are time consuming responsibilities that don't always allow us to have daily personal training sessions. The author's only responsibilities were walking her dogs and cooking her husband dinner. Not to mention, the dialogue in this book seems so contrived and unbelievable. I really found it hard to believe most of the written dialogue was ever actually spoken word.

All in all, this book hardly qualifies as a memoir in my eyes as it just wasn't believable. Nor was it funny or something that most career women can relate to. To make matters worse, the author did not even attain her goal and was still quite overweight at the story's conclusion, finishing with a net loss of just 18 pounds. If you want to read some absolutely hilarious true stories I highly recommend Chelsea Handler's books.
August 15, 2008


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