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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 | 
 enlarge | Author: Jen Lancaster
Publisher: NAL Trade
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  58 reviews
Sales Rank: 697
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0451223896
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780451223890
ASIN: 0451223896
Publication Date: May 6, 2008
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Product Description
A NOTE FROM JEN LANCASTER:
"To whom the fat rollsI'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. Its 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?"
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| Customer Reviews: Read 53 more reviews...
 Very fun & entertaining! August 16, 2008
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.
 Waste of Time August 15, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
Aren't we all narcissists? August 15, 2008
Jen Lancaster really does think the world revolves around her, but the truth is, don't we all? What's most interesting to me about this book is how Jen really isn't worried about her weight. She starts out with an idea and what was sad is that she almost learned shame from other people. Jen, now it's time to write the book on inner growth and beauty. I mean, if dieting made you this snarky, I can't wait for the Jen book on holding her tongue.
 narcissist is right August 12, 2008
is this book funny? yes. very funny in parts, actually. however, the author is so self-absorbed and narcissistic that it becomes grating after a while. just because you admit you are one in the subtitle doesn't mean you can go on about yourself ad nauseum. that being said, there is a lot of entertaining sections in this book and the quality of writing is very solid.
Fabulous Book!! August 6, 2008
I was laughing so hard I started snorting and had to put the book down. The laughter that Jen Lancaster brings to such an intimidating subject is so fresh and motivating. It's worth a second read!
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