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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
I think this book is legit not very good. But to be fair, I typically have trouble when I seek out fluff to read. Most fluff is just too fluffy for me.
The protagonist is a heavyset adult British woman, who is picked on by skinny co-workers and her mean girl roommates like high school has never ended and she's in the most sadistic John Hughes film ever. She catfishes some guy online who lives in California, then loses a ridiculous amount of weight in a ridiculously short amount of time so she can go visit him. That doesn't work out, because......just Google it. It's too ridiculous. Then, something something, the love of her life was right in front of her the whole time, and coincidentally he's in California too, also he's famous now! But she still had to lose weight (and develop exercise anorexia) for him to express his interest, so I'm not sure what the message was here.
The writing was pretty painful to hack through from the jump, so I skimmed this liberally. I'm sure there is better fluff to be had out there. I'd recommend some, but my list dries up after Bridget Jones and Sookie Stackhouse.
The protagonist is a heavyset adult British woman, who is picked on by skinny co-workers and her mean girl roommates like high school has never ended and she's in the most sadistic John Hughes film ever. She catfishes some guy online who lives in California, then loses a ridiculous amount of weight in a ridiculously short amount of time so she can go visit him. That doesn't work out, because......just Google it. It's too ridiculous. Then, something something, the love of her life was right in front of her the whole time, and coincidentally he's in California too, also he's famous now! But she still had to lose weight (and develop exercise anorexia) for him to express his interest, so I'm not sure what the message was here.
The writing was pretty painful to hack through from the jump, so I skimmed this liberally. I'm sure there is better fluff to be had out there. I'd recommend some, but my list dries up after Bridget Jones and Sookie Stackhouse.
Jemima J is a Cinderella story written for the cosmopolitan woman. Instead of two ugly step-sisters, Jemima has two beautiful, but shallow roommates. Instead of a fairy godmother, she has a beautiful coworker for whom she regularly exchanges favors with. Rather than have one Prince Charming, there's two, or at least it seems that way. I found it entertaining at times, but in the end, I found it as shallow as the people Jemima comes in contact with.
It was a little weird reading what is largely 90s novel. Until I read Jemima J, I hadn't realized things had changed so much in the last 15 years. Sometimes I forget there was a time when the internet was new, and people had to take classes on how to use a search engine and use chatrooms. There were hilarious moments with smileys and chatspeak, because I knew no one, at least no one in my generation still used them. The characters in Jemima J also seemed to put a little too much faith in Photoshop, but maybe that was true for the time as well.
My least favorite parts were Ben's coworkers and Jemima's roommates. They all seemed a little over-the-top ridiculous. There were many times where I wondered if London had a strange magical bubble where seemingly no-one matured past high school drama. Even Jemima's life was ruled by her appearance, and her weight. I know plenty of overweight people who get along just fine, though I can't speak for their future medical bills.
There was a great plot twist towards the end that I didn't see coming. I can't really expand on it without spoiling things for you, so I won't. Towards the end of Jemima's adventure, there's also a few nice morals to the story, but nothing particularly life-changing.
If you're looking for something light and sweet to take with you to the beach, or on an airplane ride, Jemima J might be a good choice. You probably won't find anything challenging or mind-blowing, but it's not a complete waste of time, if you have a lot of it on your hands.
It was a little weird reading what is largely 90s novel. Until I read Jemima J, I hadn't realized things had changed so much in the last 15 years. Sometimes I forget there was a time when the internet was new, and people had to take classes on how to use a search engine and use chatrooms. There were hilarious moments with smileys and chatspeak, because I knew no one, at least no one in my generation still used them. The characters in Jemima J also seemed to put a little too much faith in Photoshop, but maybe that was true for the time as well.
My least favorite parts were Ben's coworkers and Jemima's roommates. They all seemed a little over-the-top ridiculous. There were many times where I wondered if London had a strange magical bubble where seemingly no-one matured past high school drama. Even Jemima's life was ruled by her appearance, and her weight. I know plenty of overweight people who get along just fine, though I can't speak for their future medical bills.
There was a great plot twist towards the end that I didn't see coming. I can't really expand on it without spoiling things for you, so I won't. Towards the end of Jemima's adventure, there's also a few nice morals to the story, but nothing particularly life-changing.
If you're looking for something light and sweet to take with you to the beach, or on an airplane ride, Jemima J might be a good choice. You probably won't find anything challenging or mind-blowing, but it's not a complete waste of time, if you have a lot of it on your hands.
this was a cute, fast read. not going to change your life but if you are looking for a happy ending to read on the beach, this will do
Easy read, read in a day or so. Was nice to switch off and get my head in to.
This book was funny, because it was written in 1999, so the internet, being a new invention, is a huge part of the plot. This book was a wonderful novel about loving yourself, no matter what your size is, which I think is something we could all use a reminder of sometimes.
Excellent book! This was one I just couldn't wait to get back to. Just sitting at my desk at work, knowing it was in my bag, was sheer torture!