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A review by courtneydoss
Big Summer by Jennifer Weiner
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. Let's get that out of the way right now. It was fun, well paced, and served up quite a bit of unexpected drama that I really dug. I also liked the romance aspect, which was very sexy and fun. Plus, I love me a romance that centers around a fat chick, or really just anybody that is not classically beautiful.
With that said, why is it that every time there is a fat protagonist in a book, she has to be in peak physical condition and just so happen to have a belly? Like, let's be real here. Some fat women aren't strong. They aren't in excellent physical health, and that shouldn't matter. Like, I know plenty of thin women who eat like pigs and never work out. I know plenty of fat women who do the same thing. I know plenty of thin women and fat women who work out obsessively. The point is, we don't need to see all of the things a fat girl does to not be fat in order for her to be forgiven the grand sin of not being able to lose weight.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox now.
But yeah, read it if you want. Just try to avoid spoilers because its better that way.
With that said, why is it that every time there is a fat protagonist in a book, she has to be in peak physical condition and just so happen to have a belly? Like, let's be real here. Some fat women aren't strong. They aren't in excellent physical health, and that shouldn't matter. Like, I know plenty of thin women who eat like pigs and never work out. I know plenty of fat women who do the same thing. I know plenty of thin women and fat women who work out obsessively. The point is, we don't need to see all of the things a fat girl does to not be fat in order for her to be forgiven the grand sin of not being able to lose weight.
Okay, I'm off my soapbox now.
But yeah, read it if you want. Just try to avoid spoilers because its better that way.