More like 4.5.

This is a deeply disturbing book that's full of truthfulness and at moments, beautifully poetic lines. It centres around Plum, an overweight woman who has spent her life dedicated to following diets and weight watching programmes in order to lose a drastic amount of weight. Society has forced its way into her brain and told her that the way she looks is wrong and sinful and therefore, must be hidden from view.

But, as she is slowly brought out of her shell and coaxed into acceptance of her body, she finds herself involved in a national scandal that involves every single one of her newfound compatriots.

I think this was a very timely moment for me to read this novel; not only have I consistently struggled with my own weight and body image, but I'm also in the process of working on a script with similar themes to this; the idea of society controlling the body, our relationships with food, particularly as women.

It's a timely, occasionally incredibly funny, and raw novel that I would recommend any woman who's ever tried a fad diet in her life to read.