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Are there any novels about fatness/weight loss?

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eggyweggies · 05/10/2013 18:30

Not diet books or 'how-to' type things...more novels exploring what it means to be fat these days, or where the main character loses a lot of weight...does such a thing exist?

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iheartdusty · 05/10/2013 20:03

My Life on a PLate - India Knight

Floggingmolly · 05/10/2013 20:00

Sweet Temptation by Lucy Diamond? (chic lit)

Itsjustafleshwound · 05/10/2013 19:52

Big Brother was good

MrsCakesPremonition · 05/10/2013 19:51

The Edible Woman by Margaret Attwood has some interesting ideas about a woman's relationship with food.

Hobbes8 · 05/10/2013 19:50

The cat ate my gym suit by Paula Danziger and it's sequel, There's a bat in bunk five are a before and after weightloss story. Aimed at teenagers though - the lead character is about 13/14 in the first book.

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 05/10/2013 19:45

The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg. Not read it but I've heard it recommended.

serengetty · 05/10/2013 19:43

The Fat Woman's Joke, Fay Weldon. Agree with Big Brother too, thought provoking

MaddAddam · 05/10/2013 19:39

Another vote for Big Brother, I found it quite thought provoking.

MrsPnut · 05/10/2013 19:09

Big girls pants by Stephanie evanovich is one I've read recently and enjoyed.

tumbletumble · 05/10/2013 18:56

Good in Bed by Jennifer Weiner - another 'good' chick lit one.

I've read Pear Shaped, it's not bad but I don't think the heroine is fat - isn't she one of those 'size 12 but thinks she's fat' women?

Nicknamegrief · 05/10/2013 18:51

Pear shaped by Stella Pearson (great price on kindle), she also wrote Left Overs which is similar and I would really recommend them both.

Life size, which is a haunting look at anorexia.

Bridget Jones talks a lot about dieting.

Does my bum look big in this by Arabella Wier and a couple of books by India Knight deal with this.

Because I'm nosey, are you looking at these books for any particular reason?

bananastar · 05/10/2013 18:49

You don't have to say you love me by Sarra Manning. It's like superior chick lit!

louloutheshamed · 05/10/2013 18:44

Heft by liz Moore

Big brother by Lionel Shriver

Yy to wally lamb I love him!

NettoSuperstar · 05/10/2013 18:43

I came to say Jemima J too, it's probably quite dated now as it's based on online dating a good few years back, but it's a good read.

PlayedThePinkOboe · 05/10/2013 18:40

She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb

heather1 · 05/10/2013 18:32

Jemima J by Jane Green is about a girl who loses a lot of weight. It's quite chick lit though but quite readable.

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