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Fat Is the New 30: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Coping with (the crappy parts of) Life Audiobook
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The Sweet Potato Queens® are back and bawdier than ever in Southern belle extraordinaire Jill Conner Browne’s ninth edition of the hysterical series. Having experienced pretty much ALL of the crappy parts of life, Browne feels it is her duty to render whatever assistance she can to her fellow sufferers—and she does so in her own inimitable fashion.
Her father taught her there are very few situations in life that we really and truly cannot change, and it is up to us to figure out how to either make fun OUT of them—or make fun OF them. And fortunately for the rest of us, Browne is well equipped for both. Including the exploits of the Queen contingent and her family, she delivers applicable tidbits like:
• Thinking or talking about watermelon can save any negative situation.
• If you get drunk in Scotland, you can’t have your cow with you.
• When sanity and reason fail, you can always cheerfully resort to ridicule.
• Denial means that every situation is perfectly perfect.
More fun than a Cracker Barrel full of monkeys, Fat Is the New 30 will change your life—or at least give you ideas for making fun of yourself.
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"I really enjoyed this author's humor! Hilarious! I was not expecting the last chapter concerning the death of her mother. This was a rough one for me to get through considering that my own mother passed only away three weeks ago. However, her experience with grief and the guilt she reported feeling afterward are something that I can relate to. Oh yeah, there are some delicious sounding, artery clogging recipes to be found in this book as well."
— Ariya (4 out of 5 stars)
Fat Is the New 30 Listener Reviews
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" Super fun...I wish I had started with her first book. "
— Carrie, 2/14/2014 -
" Everything annoyed me. From the capitalization of random words to the author stating a few times how funny she is (she's not). I made it to about chapter 3 until I gave up. "
— Joanna, 1/31/2014 -
" Hilarious! Very familiar for those if us from the south. Insightful for those who aren't. "
— Jeanne, 1/29/2014 -
" Each chapter is an essay. This makes it easy to put down and pick up again. Many essays made me smile. I was not a fan of the author's repeated referrals to her previous books...for me it was like a commercial interrupting the flow of a movie. I was also a little surprised by some of the language. "
— Cindy, 1/22/2014 -
" Hil air e us! "
— Michelle, 1/14/2014 -
" Laughed 'til I cried... "
— Sarah, 1/12/2014 -
" I love the Sweet Potato Queens. They rock "
— Tsarina60, 1/12/2014 -
" Very good. Very funny. Not as racy as her earlier books. I love that she only has one thing on her bucket list and that is to sit on her porch and do nothing. So far, she has yet to accomplish this. "
— Cherri, 12/26/2013 -
" Oh how I love Jill Conner Brown! She makes me laugh and cry in the same book - and even feel like I got a bit of therapy. I highly suggest listening to this book. The author reads it and it is perfect. "
— Heather, 12/14/2013 -
" This book provided a good laugh right when I needed it. The last chapter was meant to inspire, however I found it to be a bit of a downer after the rest of the book. "
— Michelle, 11/29/2013 -
" Ah - this was the perfect antidote to a stressful week. I laughed so hard reading this bawdy trashy (and I say that with the utmost respect) book I thought I would die. Thank goodness I was home alone so I didn't embarrass the crap out of myself. All hail the sweet potato queens! "
— pam, 11/9/2013 -
" So far...she sounds like someone I'd like to hang out with. Funny stuff! "
— Tina, 7/25/2013 -
" I liked it, but not near as much as some of her first SPQ books. The best chapter, by far, is the last one where she writes about her mother. It truly came from the heart. "
— Sara, 7/2/2013 -
" Love, Love, Love the laugh out loud happiness I get from reading these books! "
— Nikki, 6/14/2013 -
" A lot of rambling. "
— Julie, 4/24/2013 -
" Typical JCB humor, with a touch of good aging advice! "
— Angela, 2/7/2013 -
" Most of the book made me laugh. The last chapter made me cry. What more can you ask of a book? "
— Pat, 1/6/2013 -
" Not Jill at her best. The last chapter is lovely though. If you haven't read her (and I adore her), start with another one. "
— Sara, 12/19/2012 -
" only made it thru two chapters...very sophomoric and not at all entertaining! "
— Rhonda, 11/9/2012 -
" This book is very entertaining. Brown has a keen sense of humor. Her insights into southern behavior and language kept me amused. "
— Jane, 8/2/2012 -
" Sweet Potato Queens are BACK! "
— Kim, 6/17/2012 -
" Mildly amusing. Not quite as funny as her other books. "
— Vickie, 4/27/2012 -
" Kind of meanders. Many of the stories go absolutely nowhere...but were funny nonetheless. "
— Emily, 3/15/2012
About Jill Conner Browne
Jill Conner Browne is the author of the bestselling The Sweet Potato Queens’ Book of Love, God Save the Sweet Potato Queens, and The Sweet Potato Queens’ Big-Ass Cookbook (and Financial Planner). She is Boss Queen of the Sweet Potato Queens of Jackson, Mississippi, and now tours and speaks full-time about all things Queenly.