Reviews
Oh, this was good. The satirical aspects around the dieting/capitalism/positive psychology/evangelicalism loop were extremely on point. By default, I will also applaud any woman who's willing to skewer the works of acclaimed misogynist Chuck Palahniuk (in particular Fight Club, Invisible Monsters, and Snuff). However, if you have a history involving eating disorders, I would advise proceeding with caution. The narrator begins from a place of abject self-loathing, and her interior monologue is what you'd expect.
contrary to many of the reviews i feel the mc got more likable towards the end. liked the absurdity just wish it were slightly better incorporated. writing style was clunky which really tempered my enjoyment of the novel - maybe just not my taste
An interesting book that confronts the societal pressures on women to both look and act in ways that please others, not themselves. It’s a rallying cry for #enough, a novel layered with stories of female soldiers; fat girls in bars, shops and restaurants; the makeup, diet and porn industries; how people act vs how they truly are.
This book goes to unexpected places. It begins in a predictable manner and then happily confronts all sorts of societal expectations about beauty, femininity and sexuality and allows one to imagine a world where women are not objectified and where they can and do fight back.
I suspect there are quite a few people who won't like this book. I was not one of those people. If you're expecting a book about the struggles of weight loss- this is not that book. If you're interested in reading a book that humorously deals with the plight of woman - you might like this book. This book is excellent. It is everything you don't expect it to be. And it is everything you didn't know you wanted it to be. Highly recommend.
Loved it.
Plum is fat. Always has been. She's done all the diets, all the plans. She's finally scheduled surgery as a last effort to get thin. Before she can go through with the surgery Plum, via the emails she ghost writes for a popular teen magazine letters to the editor column, is drawn into a feminist collective. Her new circle of friends may or may not be involved with another radical group called Jennifer who is executing men around the world for misogynistic crimes. I agree with reviews comparing this book to Fight Club. It has the same over the top radical-ness, but with super insightful messages. And dammit, someone publish Marlowe's Fuckability IRL!
This book was interesting and unique. I loved the main message and that it aimed to destroy diet culture, but some of the other plot lines were often strange and problematic. In any case, it’s worth the read!
