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Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better paid) at the Kilburn Herald, Jemima finds that her only consolation is food. Add to this her passion for her charming, sexy, and unobtainable colleague Ben, and Jemima knows her life is in need of a serious change. When she meets Brad, an eligible California hunk, over the Internet, she has the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself-as JJ, the slim, beautiful, gym-obsessed glamour girl. But when her long-distance Romeo demands that they meet, she must conquer her food addiction to become the bone-thin model of her e-mails-no small feat.
With a fast-paced plot that never quits and a surprise ending no reader will see coming, Jemima J is the chronicle of one woman's quest to become the woman she's always wanted to be, learning along the way a host of lessons about attraction, addiction, the meaning of true love, and, ultimately, who she really is.
With a fast-paced plot that never quits and a surprise ending no reader will see coming, Jemima J is the chronicle of one woman's quest to become the woman she's always wanted to be, learning along the way a host of lessons about attraction, addiction, the meaning of true love, and, ultimately, who she really is.
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Emily S. (
17 member(s) found this review helpful.
So I don't normally get into this kind of read... I in fact, typically hate this kind of read. Furthermore I'm a sci-fi reading goth girl who likes to poke fun (all in good fun, I swear!!(-=) at this kind of read and it's readers....However this time around it worked for a few reasons...
1) I'm fat.
2) It sort of turns into a "Hey bitchy skinny girl, now that I've lost the weight, they want ME! You're actually rather vapid! HA!" kind of novel and that is very 'me'.
3) I enjoyed the unrealistic descriptions of what she ate and how she lost the weight.... because I got into the ridiculousness of it all.
So if you're a hardcore girl-book fan... and not too picky, this would be a good book. Or if you're kinda like me you'll enjoy it too.... Just don't read it expecting a long and lucious romance because you just won't get it.
Who cares if a fitness centre's owner's wife is fat anyways...???
Stacie F. (
10 member(s) found this review helpful.
I picked up this book because most of the reviews said it was great. I continued reading it because several of the reviews said it would pick up after 150 pages or so.
It did indeed pick up, but the writing style continued to grate on my nerves until the very last page. The way the story jumps continually from first to third person made it read more like a play manuscript than a novel.
I also had issues with the description of the main character both when she was "fat" and "skinny". Being told at one point that a size 10 "is no longer skinny" sealed the deal on my dislike.
10 member(s) found this review helpful.
this book is awesome . i love it.
9 member(s) found this review helpful.
Basic plot if fat girl loves handsome guy, who only sees her as a friend. Of course, she loses all the weight, gets a make-over, and the guy friend falls for her---although conveniently, he realizes it's the inner her he loves. Um-hmmm. But as ever, Green's writing is fresh and amusing, the repartee is snappy, and you can't help but root for the hapless Jemima as she falls from one crazy situation into another.
Lara R. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really enjoyed this book. It was slow in the beginning, but once it started moving, I didn't want the story to end. I found myself thinking about the characters after the book was done!
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
This book was a little slow at first and I actually started it and then put it away for a while and then came back to it. Once I got in to it, I couldn't put it down. All in all it is a good book. I love Jane Green!
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
A very funny and touching story of one womans struggle to fit in and be the woman she always wanted to be , even though she's 100 pounds overweight.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
I love all of Jane Green's books, but this one is my favorite! I loved the main charecter, it's a terrific read.
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
Well the first 160 pages were slow...I almost gave up on it, but then once it got going I could not put it down and I wanted it to go on....
4 member(s) found this review helpful.
LOVED this book. It's one of my all time favorites.
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I read this book during summer. It's one of those lazy day reads. So what if it wasn't so realistic!! The plot is sort of slow to start but it does pick up once you get through the first 100 pages. The main character is pretty quirky and fun, you will find yourself routing for her as you read along. This is definitely a “chick-lit” read. Although it was a tad predictable and a little cliché, overall I thought it was a good read!
An extremely disappointing and somewhat disturbing tale about being a social outcast due to obesity, and the extreme and dangerous lengths Jemima J goes to in order to be skinny. Her self-injurious actions are rewarded by the love of a superficial and shallow man at the end. An insult to thin people, fat people, and everyone in between.
I also thought Jane Green did a great job of Jemima's mental state before and after she lost weight. The novel is based in a suburb of London and the main character, Jemima, is a columnist with a small, local paper, and one hundred pounds overweight. The story revolves around a co-worker, Ben, who is doing his time at the local paper before he moves on to bigger and better things. The book addresses self esteem issues, internet dating and the treatment of large people in our society. Jemima J also discusses when weight loss is taken to extremes and becomes an obsession. Jemima takes us on a whirlwind trip to Los Angeles with her internet romance gym owner, Brad, for whom she loses all the weight. Inside, she is still fat and questions her new dalliance--with good reason! The book has some great twists and I read it in a day. This is one of those books that you look up at the clock, it's three in the morning, and you wish you you could keep reading & finish it! Enjoy...
Pauline E. (A little slow to start but once it got going it was very enjoyable. I am a big fan of Jane Green. Great entertaining read.
I LOVED THIS BOOK. IT WAS A REAL INSPIRATION. MY GRANDDAUGHTER (19) LOVED IT TOO.
I'm chubby so I had a few issues with this book (although I could certainly relate Jemima...), but overall I guess it was a good enough read.
Julie Y. (This book is a about a fat girl that obsessives over food and cravings. This is a great read for someone that can relate to being judged on looks alone.
Very good book. I would reccomend this for women who need a boost of confident.
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