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Size 12 Is Not Fat
by Meg Cabot
As we all know, I am a big Meg Cabot fan, so it will come as absolutely no surprise to anyone when I say I loved this book. It has been on my to read list for a while, waiting patiently in my Kobo, when I finally decided to give Heather Wells a go. And boy am I happy I did.
I was a bit concerned when this book started with a sales clerk making fun of "larger" women. If that is what the entire book was going to be about then I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. But Heather Wells immediately stood up for herself, and I decided that I not only could read this book, but that I would enjoy doing so. At every step when someone made fun of or even commented on her size, she always responded with it being the size of the average American woman. I am neither a size 12, nor an American, but I certainly appreciate the sentiment. I wish the media had more reality in them in terms of people's actual sizes - come on, let's stop body dismorphic disorder!
Heather as a character also spoke to me. I would love to be her friend, and adored how passionately she threw herself into finding out what was happening in her residence hall. It made me wish that I had a job I was passionate about. Even though people kept telling Heather that she was dumb, or not thinking about it clearly, she never stopped. She figured out what was happening even though she was in great peril! She was such a strong character, and I love to see that in a woman. Cooper, the P.I., was a difficult character to read, he seemed quiet and introspective every time he was in a scene, but I liked him. I hope his character, and his relationship with Heather, develops more in the next book.
The plot was dynamite! It moved swiftly and there were times when I would not stop reading. Whether the story was developing personal relationships or the mystery, it was fantastic. In fact, I can hardly wait to read the next one!
Check out more of my reviews at http://whatabookbitch.blogspot.ca
I was a bit concerned when this book started with a sales clerk making fun of "larger" women. If that is what the entire book was going to be about then I wasn't sure if I wanted to read it. But Heather Wells immediately stood up for herself, and I decided that I not only could read this book, but that I would enjoy doing so. At every step when someone made fun of or even commented on her size, she always responded with it being the size of the average American woman. I am neither a size 12, nor an American, but I certainly appreciate the sentiment. I wish the media had more reality in them in terms of people's actual sizes - come on, let's stop body dismorphic disorder!
Heather as a character also spoke to me. I would love to be her friend, and adored how passionately she threw herself into finding out what was happening in her residence hall. It made me wish that I had a job I was passionate about. Even though people kept telling Heather that she was dumb, or not thinking about it clearly, she never stopped. She figured out what was happening even though she was in great peril! She was such a strong character, and I love to see that in a woman. Cooper, the P.I., was a difficult character to read, he seemed quiet and introspective every time he was in a scene, but I liked him. I hope his character, and his relationship with Heather, develops more in the next book.
The plot was dynamite! It moved swiftly and there were times when I would not stop reading. Whether the story was developing personal relationships or the mystery, it was fantastic. In fact, I can hardly wait to read the next one!
Check out more of my reviews at http://whatabookbitch.blogspot.ca