Fat Girl: A True Story Audiobook

" excellent read- everyone, no matter what your size, should read this to truly understand what overweight people go through. Very personal, honest & a great book club pick. "

" Wow. This was difficult to read but I couldn't stop myself. It amazes me how some kids get treated. I certainly had a great life and didn't appreciate it enough. (Thanks Mom.) The few people who treated this girl well were heroes. "

" Hmm. I just finished the book this morning. I dont' quite know what to say. I did like it. It is very honest, but it definitely brought up some bad memories for me, and it didn't leave me with many good feelings, except for admiring Moore's straightforward, completely unsentimental approach. I think I would call this book an antidote to the kind of memoir that wraps things up nicely, or puts clear distance between the author and past experiences. In a way it's similar to "The Last Time I Wore a Dress" because it's just a straight-forward recounting of experiences and actions. Whereas in "The Glass Castle" the author seems to be shaking her head ruefully, looking back at her crazy life with a little self-deprecating laugh, but it's very clear that's all in the past and now she's a fabulous, beautiful New Yorker. Moore makes it VERY CLEAR right up front that it's not a "I've overcome my difficulties!" or "I'm come to peace with my past!" or some kind of heroic or touching memoir at all. She makes it very clear that she was unlikable and remains rather unlikable, and she doesn't even like herself all that much. Which I think I admire in some bizarre way. "

" You guys, I wouldn't recommend this to everyone. I found it...engrossing, but there are some crudities that may put some people off. "

" Just awful. I can't even finish this one. Trust me, I've tried MANY times to get through this book but the constant whining and woe is me bullshit.... NO. I just can't do it. "

" So, so hard to read! It's intense, sad, disgusting, real-but I just kept cheering for this little girl! "

" Story of my life D: "

" It truly was a three and a half...I wish you could give half stars. "

" "When you are fat, you are fat every day. But you do not feel fat everyday. You look fat to everyone who looks at you, and yet you are surprised that they see you as fat" - Judith Moore...Very frank and honest story of a woman, and life challenges. "

" This book is funny and heart-wrenching but I think my bewilderment of how someone can love food so much to offer such admiration and description just turned me off. But I will say that that was the only reason I gave it 3 stars and not 4 "

" Coming of Age in Oklahoma, via New York City. Loved her clear-eyed, unsparing view of herself. Sometimes wallows in self-loathing, but not so much that her story isn't told, and there's great humor in her matter-of-factness. Like in Felices Dias Tio Sergio, her gay uncle was a life raft. "

" brutal honestly about the isolation a child - and adult - experiences due to her family's and society's discomfort and disgust with obesity "

" This was a difficult book for me to read. Having struggled with my weight for my entire life, I have found myself in many simlilar situations. I liked it, but it made me a little angry towards todays super-skinny driven society. "

" I just finished this book less than a week ago and I already forgot the ending. It was moderately entertaining, but overall I couldn't relate, which may be while I forgot it right away. It was funny in parts and sad in parts, but just not overall memorable. "

" OMG, this is a killer. You'll cringe and feel guilty and sad and pissed off. "

" I kept waiting for something to happen. "

" Brilliantly written, but I only gave it two stars because it's so bleak that I'd only choose to read it once. "

" This is hard to read because it is so honest. But it's excellent. "

" Fat Girl was a disappointment. The first page drew me right in, but the rest of the book, which doesn't take long to get through, was almost boring. Depressing and dreary as well. I could not believe how much this woman focused on food! "

" At first I thought this book was kind of funny. But then it just got boring... She talks about one thing nonstop: that she is fat. There is nothin else to the story at all. "

" Meh. The pacing is really inconsistent in the book. "

" this was a very simple memoir but a moving one. i liked it because she doesn't ask for you to become a fat activist, she doesn't try and make you feel sorry for her, she just asks you to keep her company as she tells this story of her life. "

" The writing was delectable. The story moving and sad. "

" This book is about a woman's difficult childhood with unloving parents and a cruel society that doesn't accept people who are "different." I think Moore is a great writer and would love to read more of her books/writing. "

" An intense quick read. Sad and honest and worth reading. "

" This book really let you see what it was like to be fat, but it was a hard book to get into. I didnt start liking it till like page 100. "

" Please let this jump start my gym routine... "

" This book was true- there was a mother out there that was pure evil. Once again it astounds me how a we need to fill out applications to get a dog but that any person can be a parent. "

" Short one - too short - I devoured in a day, and wept as I read. Heartbreaking, powerful and familiar. "

" A very forthright and honest book about growing-up and being fat; about the emptiness a fat kid is trying to fill with food. "

" It was a quick read. Really enjoyed it. "

" Read for a Feminist Reading Culture Class, but I'm glad I did. Definitely exposed a lot of feelings and dade me very grateful for my life. "