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Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink)
Fat Chance - Red Dress Ink
Author: Deborah Blumenthal
As Americans throw themselves body, soul and pocketbook into the latest weight-loss craze, Maggie O'Leary's informed column about the pitfalls of dieting is the one sane voice crying out against the dietocracy. Plus-size Maggie, also known as America's Anti-Diet Sweetheart, is perfectly happy with who she is and the life she leads. Until she get...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780373250509
ISBN-10: 0373250509
Publication Date: 3/1/2004
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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3 stars, based on 28 ratings
Publisher: Red Dress Ink
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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mwelday avatar reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 148 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
Newspaper columnist Maggie O'Leary writes about what it's like to be overweight in today's world...humorous look at the real issues women face when they are dealing with weight issues...I think there were parts that ANY woman could associate with, regardless of size...a quick, enjoyable read.
reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 63 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Amusing novel that offers a refreshing chick lit twist: a heroine who embraces with gusto her inner--and generously proportioned outer--food-loving self. Very funny.
rolltide1al avatar reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 223 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was a great book. {First one by this particular author.} I was a little dissatisfied with how Maggie didn't appreciate all of her efforts losing the weight. She didn't have a lot of self-confidence. But, all in all, it was a great book.
reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 12 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
This was an easy and fun read. I had a hard time putting it down! So my house may be a mess, but I had fun getting into Maggie O'Leary's world.
harmony85 avatar reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 982 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Maggie O'Leary is perfectly fine with being overweight and builds a high-profile career encouraging fellow females to do the same. Will all that change when she gets a call from Mike Taylor, Hollywood's most enticing bachelor?

Funny, light chick-lit.
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reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 37 more book reviews
A quick, fun chick read. Has some funny moments that made me laugh out loud.

Maggie is a New York journalist who writes a column for overweight people. She thinks dieting is a joke and food is for eating. She practices what she preaches, too. Until she's asked to go to LA and consult with a major hottie movie star, Mike Taylor, for his upcoming movie dealing with obesity and eating disorders. So she begins a secret plan to lose weight, with the help of her assistant.

Don't expect this to be the average person's weight loss dilemma. The pounds come off a little too easy to be believable, but it's still a fun story. Maggie is a mess, but aren't we all!
reviewed Fat Chance (Red Dress Ink) on + 82 more book reviews
I loved this book. Truly enjoyable read.
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I really enjoyed this book! It was a really fun read!


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