Presumably, this one was short on a key ingredient. It is so difficult to put a finger on exactly what makes a book work or not. I don't know if anything changed in the book or if it was just my mood or attitude or what. By then, it appeared that this book was simply not doing it for me.Īfter putting it aside for a couple of weeks, I picked it up again and just plowed through the second half in one sitting. But over a hundred pages in, I was still not enjoying it at all. Then I read a post on a chick lit board about how someone had enjoyed it after a slow start. But despite her doubts about abandoning the comfortable life she's known-not to mention deceiving legions of loyal readers who still think of her as their champion, L.A.-bound Maggie is hell-bent on getting her just "desserts"! Bursting with wit, insight and humor, Deborah Blumenthal's Fat Chance is a guilt-free pleasure that is good to the last page! … ( more)įirst, I couldn't get into this book, at all. From showdowns with her boss, who is convinced his star columnist is losing her edge-er, girth-to run-ins with her closest male friend, the trip through the famed red door of beauty is anything but graceful. Swearing her trusted assistant to silence, Maggie embarks on a "secret" makeover. So she swallows her words and vows to become the skinniest fat advocate Tinseltown has ever seen. Maggie knows she can't exactly show up looking like.well, herself. Until she gets the chance to spend some quality time with Hollywood's hottest star.
She is perfectly happy with who she is and the life she leads.
Her informed column about the pitfalls of dieting is the one sane voice crying out against the dietocracy. Plus-size Maggie O'Leary is America's Anti-Diet Sweetheart.
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