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ilovechillipepper's review
3.0
3.75
It was very funny and it taught me alot about boys and to not let them be the reason you do anything.
Do things because you want to not because you think you need to do it so that the boy is happy or likes you.
WHO CARES WHAT BOYS THINK?
IF THEY REALL6 LIKE YOU THEY WILL LIKE YOU FIR WHO YOU ARE NOT THE YOU TO IMPRESS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It was very funny and it taught me alot about boys and to not let them be the reason you do anything.
Do things because you want to not because you think you need to do it so that the boy is happy or likes you.
WHO CARES WHAT BOYS THINK?
IF THEY REALL6 LIKE YOU THEY WILL LIKE YOU FIR WHO YOU ARE NOT THE YOU TO IMPRESS THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
alittleoverdue's review
3.0
The premise of a proudly fat female protagonist who aspires to be a stand-up comic drew me in. I loved the main character and the attempt at fat positivity. We certainly need books like this featuring girls with comedy chops. That said, it's hard to know what age group I'd recommend this book for. The characters seem to behave much younger than their age. The dialogue feels inauthentic - at once too mature and other times very juvenile. It was also unfortunate that so much of the comedic material centered around the protagonist's body. An entertaining read that came close, but didn't quite meet the mark.
*I received a free egalley from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
*I received a free egalley from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
ameserole's review
3.0
I have received this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Pretty Funny for a Girl was an okay kind of book. It definitely felt like it was dragging throughout it and I was just bored as well. I mean, the characters were a smidge interesting but the whole story just wasn't.
In it, you will meet Hay. Now she's a pretty funny girl but she just kind of focuses on her being fat. When she really wasn't. So yeah it was frustrating and annoying for most of this book. Then there was some hope of a potential romance but nothing to really root for. Mostly because drama was going to unfold at one point and I was just kind of waiting for it to all show up.
In the end, I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. It had potential but just fell flat for me.
Pretty Funny for a Girl was an okay kind of book. It definitely felt like it was dragging throughout it and I was just bored as well. I mean, the characters were a smidge interesting but the whole story just wasn't.
In it, you will meet Hay. Now she's a pretty funny girl but she just kind of focuses on her being fat. When she really wasn't. So yeah it was frustrating and annoying for most of this book. Then there was some hope of a potential romance but nothing to really root for. Mostly because drama was going to unfold at one point and I was just kind of waiting for it to all show up.
In the end, I wanted to like this a lot more than I actually did. It had potential but just fell flat for me.
lucie16's review against another edition
4.0
Ce livre est un bon moyen de passer un bon moment à rire, puis à pleurer, puis à rire, puis à pleurer.
Il comporte un message très clair de féminisme et passe par l'humour pour parler de sujets divers comme le harcèlement scolaire, la famille monoparentale et surtout l'importance de l'amitié et de la famille.
Il comporte un message très clair de féminisme et passe par l'humour pour parler de sujets divers comme le harcèlement scolaire, la famille monoparentale et surtout l'importance de l'amitié et de la famille.
rkiladitis's review
4.0
Haylah Swinton is an English teen who's not like the other girls. She's a curvy girl and she knows it - she adopted the nickname "Pig" so the bullies would have nothing to hold against her - and she loves comedy. From Tina Fey to Caitlin Moran and beyond, she's watched them all and would love nothing more than to have her name among theirs one day. For now, though, she's helping her single mom raise her four-year-old brother, Noah, hanging out with her besties, Chloe and Kas, until Leo Jackson enters the picture. He's good-looking, has a killer smile, and does a stand-up routine during a school assembly that leaves Haylah gobsmacked! Finally having someone to talk comedy with, she secretly sneaks jokes she's written into Leo's locker, and is thrilled when he incorporates them into his routine at his dad's club. The two start spending time together when Leo asks for her help writing material for him to perform at an upcoming youth comedy contest in London, and Haylah's crush goes stratospheric, but her friends wonder if he really likes her for who she is, or for what she can do for him: write the jokes that will put him in the spotlight?
Pretty Funny for a Girl is all about feminism, the funny, and the heartbreak of a first crush. Haylah is a brilliantly written character who owns who she is, even while struggling with body image, friendships, and family. She knows she's curvy, and by calling herself "fat" and taking on cruel nicknames like "Pig" before anyone else can level them at her, she's internalizing a lot of pain that she'll need to deal with - but she'll be darned if anyone else gets to her more than she gets to herself. A body-positive teen who wishes everyone else would get over it, she doesn't want to change who she is at heart, and knows she has a lot to offer, whether it's on the comedy stage or in a relationship (friend or romantic).
If you loved Dumplin', you'll love Pretty Funny for a Girl. Put this in your YA collections and check out Book Riot's list of body positive YA novels for more ideas. Publisher Peachtree has a free, downloadable discussion guide and excerpt available.
Pretty Funny for a Girl is all about feminism, the funny, and the heartbreak of a first crush. Haylah is a brilliantly written character who owns who she is, even while struggling with body image, friendships, and family. She knows she's curvy, and by calling herself "fat" and taking on cruel nicknames like "Pig" before anyone else can level them at her, she's internalizing a lot of pain that she'll need to deal with - but she'll be darned if anyone else gets to her more than she gets to herself. A body-positive teen who wishes everyone else would get over it, she doesn't want to change who she is at heart, and knows she has a lot to offer, whether it's on the comedy stage or in a relationship (friend or romantic).
If you loved Dumplin', you'll love Pretty Funny for a Girl. Put this in your YA collections and check out Book Riot's list of body positive YA novels for more ideas. Publisher Peachtree has a free, downloadable discussion guide and excerpt available.
booksandlemonsquash's review against another edition
2.0
I found this a little mediocre and unsurprising to be honest.
Hay really plays into the “girl thinks she’s fat despite everyone saying she’s not” trope, which is a little frustrating when I was hoping for a bit more body positivity. For all her protests, she comes across as someone who wants to be thinner and isn’t happy with her size, and who lets other people’s views affect. Also the pig nickname and her adopting it never felt quite right to me, it made me quite uncomfortable.
I did enjoy the comedy aspect. I felt the Leo storyline again wasn’t too surprising, but I liked how it all played out. And some of the jokes were brilliant.
Honestly this was almost a 3 star read, but I felt the commentary on weight throughout pulled it down a bit for me. 2.5 stars - nothing special for me, but enjoyable enough. Suspect a lot of people will enjoy it a lot more though.
Hay really plays into the “girl thinks she’s fat despite everyone saying she’s not” trope, which is a little frustrating when I was hoping for a bit more body positivity. For all her protests, she comes across as someone who wants to be thinner and isn’t happy with her size, and who lets other people’s views affect. Also the pig nickname and her adopting it never felt quite right to me, it made me quite uncomfortable.
I did enjoy the comedy aspect. I felt the Leo storyline again wasn’t too surprising, but I liked how it all played out. And some of the jokes were brilliant.
Honestly this was almost a 3 star read, but I felt the commentary on weight throughout pulled it down a bit for me. 2.5 stars - nothing special for me, but enjoyable enough. Suspect a lot of people will enjoy it a lot more though.
crystal_reading's review
3.0
Review copy: Unsolicited ARC via publisher
This book hit me as just okay. I think the author was going for body positivity, but sometimes it just didn't hit right. I have always been on the thinner side, so perhaps I am not the best judge. While it seemed like Haylah was really trying to love her body, it seemed she overdid the self-deprecating humor.
For someone looking for a bit of humor, it works, but for me it won't be anything I would re-read.
This book hit me as just okay. I think the author was going for body positivity, but sometimes it just didn't hit right. I have always been on the thinner side, so perhaps I am not the best judge. While it seemed like Haylah was really trying to love her body, it seemed she overdid the self-deprecating humor.
For someone looking for a bit of humor, it works, but for me it won't be anything I would re-read.
finns_stories's review against another edition
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Mir war lange nicht klar, was das Buch eigentlich erzählen will. Es plätschert zuerst so mehr oder weniger witzig dahin und wirkt ziemlich vorhersehbar. Das Ende hat es dann für mich absolut rausgerissen!
notwithoutmybook's review against another edition
5.0
This book is funny. Read bits out to your mum funny. There are so many likeable characters in Pretty Funny, I believe it's the ultimate feel good book of the year so far. Haylah (aka Pig) is absolutely hilarious, she wants to be a stand up comedian so that makes sense, but her one liners and insults are genuinely very funny and highly quotable. One of my favourites being Haylah's description of her mum's new beige, bearded 'friend' and when he speaks, "It's like someone poked a hole in a Shredded Wheat".
I already miss the characters from this book and I'm so happy to have discovered there's a sequel out in August, I've already pre-ordered it on my kindle.
Although Pretty Funny is a YA book, adults will absolutely appreciate this book just as much. Highly recommend if you need something light and humourous.
I already miss the characters from this book and I'm so happy to have discovered there's a sequel out in August, I've already pre-ordered it on my kindle.
Although Pretty Funny is a YA book, adults will absolutely appreciate this book just as much. Highly recommend if you need something light and humourous.
ashlo26's review
For a girl who is fat but doesn't think she's the type of fat girl who focuses on the fact that she's fat, she certainly talks about being fat a lot. This can be done in a nice way, but I don't think it's constructive or positive and tbh I just couldn't get past that. (coming from a fat girl)