i wouldnt write to the author, if he is that fat negative? you would just be opening yourself up to a lot of abuse. however i would make sure i wrote up a scrupulously fair review that mentions his anti fat bias and lack of clue about weight, and post it on amazon and etc.
and 200 pounds doesnt have "rolls of fat" like that unless she is also 5 foot tall.. kirsten, who doesnt own a scale, but figures she is probably 220
I wouldn't write the author. I don't think you could change his mind. But on a side note? I like cheesy mysteries and Amazon recommended to me a series based on my liking of the Hannah Swenson novels, the Goldy culinary mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson. I could barely finish the first novel because the main character had an overweight friend, who was not only described in detail just as in the book you'd read, but was ALWAYS found to be EATING something. It drove me batshit.
The only book I could recommend off the top of my head is 'Good In Bed' by Jennifer Weiner!
I kind of have an issue w/Jen Weiner stuff too b/c of the unrealistic fat girls - they are again, usually smaller than I think of when I think of OMG FAT!
I didn't like that the heroine of that particular novel had to slim down towards the end, but I think I more connected with it cos the character seemed cut right out of me, lol.
I get what you're saying though.
I have to address that problem in my own writing. Changing the heroine to fit into a societal mold, bleh.
OMG, I hate that! I'm so tired of the fat friend eating all the time, or wearing caftans, or being described so unattractively and in a way that makes it clear that the author is freaked out by the number but has no idae what that number looks like in person. There was a book, um, _She's Come Undone_, in which the main character is supposed to abt 200 or so and then the author notes that when she gets into a pickup truck, the truck dips under her weight. My head exploded. It's just like that terrible CSI ep where they determined that the victim was killed by the fat girl passing out on him and suffocating him. And they have Grissom say that with a straight face, a guy who weighs more than that. Guys who weigh 200 or more don't tip trucks or suffocate ppl, it's just chicks, because 200 on us is like 500 on a guy. Sorry for the off topic rant
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ugh, i hated that book, for several reasons, but that one being one of the greatest. though i think she was supposed to be more like 300 lbs, but the point still remains
I'd be interested to hear your reasons for hating She's Come Undone. While I had some issues with the book, overall, I found it a realistic portrayal of a woman overcoming a traumatic childhood, a fucked-up relationship with a true asshole, and coming to terms with her body- and self-image. I like the fact that Lamb generally allowed her to do it on her own terms. She becomes her best self for herself, not for anyone else, having learned by trial and error that trying to be another person's definition of "your best self" is complete bullshit. The fact that she makes that discovery after her body returned to her standard weight was a positive message for me.
i'm just not into fictional sob stories, the whole plot line felt cliche and predictable. it struck me as the sort of book that thin people would read and reinforce any stereotypes they had about fat women. but on the flip side i think i'd have enjoyed it more if she and the tattoo lady had shot her rapist and she'd had a healthy romantic relationship while fat, which is a predictable cliche in its own right
ques. 1: Fat Girl Dances with Rocks by Susan Stintson
ques. 2: I did once write to an author who had a lot of fatphobia in her books--the mystery writer Nevada Barr, for those who are interested--and she was really defensive and hostile in our email exchange and ended up being very personally insulting. I've never picked up one of her books again, so I don't know what if any impact our exchange had on her.
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however i would make sure i wrote up a scrupulously fair review that mentions his anti fat bias and lack of clue about weight, and post it on amazon and etc.
and 200 pounds doesnt have "rolls of fat" like that unless she is also 5 foot tall..
kirsten, who doesnt own a scale, but figures she is probably 220
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But on a side note? I like cheesy mysteries and Amazon recommended to me a series based on my liking of the Hannah Swenson novels, the Goldy culinary mystery series by Diane Mott Davidson. I could barely finish the first novel because the main character had an overweight friend, who was not only described in detail just as in the book you'd read, but was ALWAYS found to be EATING something. It drove me batshit.
The only book I could recommend off the top of my head is 'Good In Bed' by Jennifer Weiner!
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I get what you're saying though.
I have to address that problem in my own writing. Changing the heroine to fit into a societal mold, bleh.
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ques. 2: I did once write to an author who had a lot of fatphobia in her books--the mystery writer Nevada Barr, for those who are interested--and she was really defensive and hostile in our email exchange and ended up being very personally insulting. I've never picked up one of her books again, so I don't know what if any impact our exchange had on her.
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And hey, Katchoo!
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