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| View Larger Image | The Next Big Thing | Paperbackby Johanna Edwards (Author)
| List Price: | $23.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Berkley Trade | | Page Count: | 342 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 301,359st |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
In this funny, poignant debut, a plus-size heroine becomes a reality TV show contestant and discovers she's already beautiful enough to be the next big thing. Kat Larson figured she had nothing to lose by becoming a contestant on the new reality show From Fat to Fabulous-except maybe a few dozen pounds. Then she'd finally be able to arrange a face-to-face meeting with Nick, the British hunk she met online, who still thinks she's a size four. She'd finally be confident and graceful and thin-and there's that big cash prize, too, to pay for all those slinky new clothes she'd need. She'd finally have the perfect life. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 67 reviews)
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Cute by T. Feuerbach  3 Stars
January 24, 2009
This book is not going to change your life but you'll enjoy it, especially if you like reality television. I don't want to give anything away but main character Kat will not wind up being your favorite character. Although fairly likeable, she has the sense of a fourteen year old as she "dates" a guy online and expects him to propose without actually meeting her and thinks he's the perfect one even though he is so obviously shallow and snobbish.
The end is a bit predictable and forced but some scenes are funny, clever, and, best of all, cringe-worthy. Read it if you have a bit of time on your hands and are feeling like an easy, entertaining, read.
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It's OK. Looking fwd to more by corporatecatwalk.com (Dallas, TX) 3 Stars
September 18, 2008
I enjoyed this book. There were some parts that dragged and I actually fell in love with some of the other characters rather than the main character Kat. But overall good writing and I'm interested to read more by this author to see if the next one will engage me more. But loved the reality of the battle of the bulge. It wasn't extreme and she had fun doing it and you'll have a lot of fun reading about it.
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The Next Big Thing!! by Amanda J. Standaert  5 Stars
May 30, 2008
Once I started reading this book it took me about 2 days to finish it. I just could not put it down. Johanna Edwards is an amazing writer and she really throws you into the story (head first I might add)!! One sign of a good book for me is when I laugh out loud while reading....I did that quite a few times during this book!
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Fun! by Sammy Dan  4 Stars
August 28, 2007
After reading a book that just gave me a headache I needed something to pick my spirits up and this book did. It was fun, light, and enjoyable.
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Reality TV Meets Weight Loss Woes by Christine Zibas (Chicagoland, IL, USA) 3 Stars
August 15, 2007
What do you do when your online British boyfriend sends you a size 4 Gucci dress and you tell him it fits perfectly, even though you're a size 18? Such is the dilemma of the main heroine of this tale of reality TV meets weight loss woes.
Author Johanna Edwards places her main character, Kat, in the reality TV milieu (in a show named "From Fat to Fabulous") and lets the fun begin. There are all the problems facing an overweight woman combined with questions of loyalty and love all in the glare of the camera. In an age of reality TV shows like "Fat March" and "Biggest Loser," indeed the plot seems more than plausible.
This book is not great literature, but for those chick lit readers with a few pounds to lose, this story is sure to keep you entertained, while addressing the glare of societal disapproval on the less-than-perfect sized woman. The ending reminds us, too, that even being the perfect size does not come complete with a perfect life. Those who've read and enjoyed books by Jennifer Weiner ("In Her Shoes," "Good in Bed") will no doubt find much to like in Edwards's novel.
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