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Search - Fat Girl : A True Story
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A nonfiction She's Come Undone, Fat Girl is a powerfully honest and compulsively readable memoir of obsession with food, and with one's body, penned by a Guggenheim and NEA award-winning writer.
For any woman who has ever had a love/hate relationship with food and with how she looks; for anyone who has knowingly or unconsciously used food to try to fill the hole in his heart or soothe the craggy edges of his psyche, Fat Girl is a brilliantly rendered, angst-filled coming-of-age story of gain and loss. From the lush descriptions of food that call to mind the writings of M. F. K. Fisher at her finest, to the heartbreaking accounts of Moore's deep longing for a family and a sense of belonging and love, Fat Girl stuns and shocks, saddens and tickles.
For any woman who has ever had a love/hate relationship with food and with how she looks; for anyone who has knowingly or unconsciously used food to try to fill the hole in his heart or soothe the craggy edges of his psyche, Fat Girl is a brilliantly rendered, angst-filled coming-of-age story of gain and loss. From the lush descriptions of food that call to mind the writings of M. F. K. Fisher at her finest, to the heartbreaking accounts of Moore's deep longing for a family and a sense of belonging and love, Fat Girl stuns and shocks, saddens and tickles.
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Kristin F. (
9 member(s) found this review helpful.
This story was rather sad. It reads like it's the authors journal. It provides some insight into a sad life of a young girl who is both abused mentally and physically. Her mother neglects her over all health and then punishes her for being overweight. The author is on a quest for love and acceptance that she doesn't seem to find. A short book to read and a tug at the heartstrings. It does remind you to be very careful what you say and don't say to a child.
Bonnie S. (
9 member(s) found this review helpful.
There was not a redeeming, or cheerful, or nice sentence in this book up to the point I read it. I found the book so demeaning to the author that I could not go beyond the first 4 chapters. Brutally honest? Yes. But I felt she showed herself not one damn iota of self-respect. This book turned my stomach as I read.
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
Having struggled with weight issues all my life, my heart went out to Ms. Moore as she recounted her unloved and lonely chidhood. When ever I read memoirs like this, I always wonder how parents and grandparents can treat young children as if they are less than nothing.
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
I was expecting this to be a light hearted memoir, but it was a serious look at weight issues and their impact.
Bernie N. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
It was an interesting read. I found something things about being overweight I agreed with. Some I had never thought of, and those stuck with me through the book.
Mary P. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
A quick read, mainly because I couldn't put it down! I loved it! Didn't think I would part with this book, it truly a fave. But when I saw it was on other's wish list, I felt selfish for not sharing.
Lorrie M. (
7 member(s) found this review helpful.
A heartbreaking account of Moore's life as a "fat girl". She tells her story so unflinchingly and honestly and never asks for pity. A really good read.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
As much as I wanted to love this book, I just couldn't get into the tone of the book. I wasn't expecting a jolly and happy story, but I couldn't get into the negative.
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
Interesting read....though I didn't find myself agreeing with everything and the author did not always have my sympathy. It did make me appreciate another perspective.
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I listened to the 5 hr audio version, stopping partway through and coming back to it later. Sad story, but she tries hard not to plead for sympathy (a plus).
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As I was warned when I picked this book up, "the author is a nasty, bitter woman..."
Kristi H. (Wow! Interesting book. If you thought you had it bad being chubby, fat or obese...this female sure takes it a step further. The poor thing had a seriously bad self image...just plain ugly. The main thought on my mind after reading this book was Dang! At least I'm cute!
I hated this book. Didn't even get through the first 2 chapters. So whoever gets my book it's brand spanking new. Just bought it. :(
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