Christi P. (christilee) reviewed on 4/8/2010

Helpful Score: 5

I picked up this book at a half price bookstore and brought it along on a cruise. The cover read "great beach read" and so I thought I'd throw it in the bag for something "light" to switch to if my current book-club book got boring.

I couldn't put it down! I loved getting to know Cannie, the plus-sized main character in this book. She is smart, and funny, and like many of us, doesn't recognize her own value at first. As women, we put so much value on what size we wear that we often down-play and minimize how wonderful we truly are.

As a BBW myself, I was right there with Cannie, feeling shame about my body and feeling that perhaps I should settle for a man simply because he gave me attention. I laughed out loud at her comments in "fat class" to the skinny know-it-all nurse, and got misty as I read her realization that she wanted to keep her baby, with or without a man in her life.

A surprisingly thought-provoking, great read that would be fun to read with a group of girlfriends and discuss how society, media and our own idea of what is acceptable from our own family upbringing, shapes how women feel about our bodies and ourselves as a whole.

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