
Rosemary Goode is smart and funny and loyal and the best eyebrow waxer in Spring Hill, Tennessee. But only one thing seems to matter to anyone, including Rosemary: her weight. And when your mom runs the most successful (and gossipy) beauty shop in town, it can be hard to keep a low profile. Rosemary resolves to lose the weight, but her journey turns out to be about everything but the scale. Her life-changing, waist-shrinking year is captured with brutal honesty and humor, topped with an extra large helping of Southern charm.
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I really enjoyed the narrator's perspective. It humanized obesity and zeroed in on human compulsion. It would be a great read for the school's diversity cohort because it addresses a "blind" bias against overweight people.
ReplyDeleteThough I liked the book, it was a bit easy for her to lose weight in a not healthy way. I would have liked to hear her talk about the healthy food choices more. She did get to that at the end, but the weightloss shakes concerned me a bit. Maybe I'm just over sensitive!
ReplyDeleteI just started reading the book, but I want to participate in the discussion. The book is easy to read, funny, and ocasionally sad. I am at the point where Mother is diagnosed with cancer. I haven't read about our girl loosing pounds on a permanent basis, but she is getting there - she's got a strong opinion about things, and a strong will (which she will need in order to change her life style).
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