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desilexi92 's review for:
Good in Bed
by Jennifer Weiner
Cannie is someone I want to hug and slap at the same time and I think even the character would agree with me. Her reactions and views were hard to read. Cannie’s disparaging thoughts about herself and bitter, hypercritical thoughts of others was exhausting. I’ve always thought that… no one gets taller from making someone else feel small. So at first, I couldn’t empathize with her. Even though I’m plus size and we have had similar happenings.
Then came Cannie’s childhood… the trauma that she went through with her father and society (because society gives all fat people trauma). Her avoiding it all. I realized that Cannie was going through something so much more complicated. This character was going to have to overcome society’s views, her father’s judgements, her mother’s lack of gumption (why didn’t she do anything about her mentally abusive husband?), and all the psychological repercussions of never seeing yourself as enough. And not knowing how to fix it or ask for help.
That, I think a lot of us can empathize with.
Then add in a bit of romcom-chickflick-fairy dust and you have this fun, complicated, self-love story. Overall it was funny, deep but simple. I was frustrated, laughing, cheering and smiling by the end.
Then came Cannie’s childhood… the trauma that she went through with her father and society (because society gives all fat people trauma). Her avoiding it all. I realized that Cannie was going through something so much more complicated. This character was going to have to overcome society’s views, her father’s judgements, her mother’s lack of gumption (why didn’t she do anything about her mentally abusive husband?), and all the psychological repercussions of never seeing yourself as enough. And not knowing how to fix it or ask for help.
That, I think a lot of us can empathize with.
Then add in a bit of romcom-chickflick-fairy dust and you have this fun, complicated, self-love story. Overall it was funny, deep but simple. I was frustrated, laughing, cheering and smiling by the end.