A review by cassidyinbookland
Dumplin' Movie Tie-In Edition by Julie Murphy

3.0

I wanted to like this book more than I did. I actually really enjoyed the movie adaptation on Netflix, which I watched before reading. Unpopular opinion: I couldn’t stand Willowdean. She’s hypocritical and for the longest time insists she wasn’t the one who was wrong when she shamed Ellen for being skinny and pretty. I hated the way she strung Mitch a long and I hated how she treated her Mom. The redeeming quality of this book are the supporting characters and the sometimes funny inner monologue of Willowdean. I just didn’t vibe with the main character and that kind of ruined it for me.