tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post2016428049427720077..comments2023-09-25T11:48:08.067-04:00Comments on Unapologetically Fat: Book Review: "Thinner Than Thou"JoGeekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-60355559675398704122009-10-21T15:55:53.986-04:002009-10-21T15:55:53.986-04:00I just recently finished reading it, and I loved i...I just recently finished reading it, and I loved it. I found it to be compellingly parallel to what it's like at this point of time, in OUR time.<br /><br />You have to take into consideration that these teenagers are youthful, spoiled, coddled children, the uppies, the preps, and overly idealistic in their view of how things are. <br /><br />As for Annie, she wasn't really glorifying it the way you seemed to interpret it. If you remember, towards the end Annie's mother and Annie herself realize how much STRONGER she was become, how much her OWN PERSON she has become. Perhaps she's realized she doesn't need to starve herself, that it is her body, yes, and she should learn to embrace it with all its faults.<br /><br />Kelly? She herself said that she dieted and dieted, ate very lightly, and that many other overweight people do as well, but that it's a metabolic condition and no matter what she did she NEVER lost the weight. I myself am the same way, so I related to her very well on that part. Later on she mentions how the sisters accepted that she never lost any weight and instead turned to fattening her up for Earl.<br /><br />As for the ending, what did everyone seem to expect? That it would all be perfectly wonderful, the conglomerate's monopoly and reign of twisted motives would finally be over and the world would begin again from scratch? The fact that Nigel came in and took over is terrible, yes, but it would have happened eventually, and there would have been no stopping it.<br /><br />This book is open for interpretation, yes, but it DOES have it's messages. It's a great read if you're not looking for the meanings and messages to be HANDED to you directly; as was mentioned, you have to find your OWN meanings and messages.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-47132030602879379362009-01-14T15:18:00.000-05:002009-01-14T15:18:00.000-05:00I read this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The ...I read this book and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The dialogue seemed fine to me, seeing as how I am a teenager myself and we do talk that way sometimes. On the topic of all of the fat people being depicted as always hungry, it was explained by the character Betty. She said that they were drugging the food and giving them Special Formula that was also being sold to the public, causing people to be constantly hungry, and for some people constantly eating.<BR/><BR/>That was the only thing saw that I really wanted to respond to but this book is very good and I would suggest to anyone who likes reading dystopian books.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-8314348454879040632008-10-03T00:58:00.000-04:002008-10-03T00:58:00.000-04:00There is a very good article on my blog that shows...There is a very good article on my blog that shows fat people are mentally healthier than the general population. We have very high self esteem.<BR/><BR/>We are fat. We are mean. We won't eat no Lean Cuisine!Fat Bastardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03839915109115122588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-31031058909238433712008-05-19T21:56:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:56:00.000-04:00Tante: I could tell the author was trying for the ...Tante: I could tell the author was trying for the latter (results of a nation obsessed with food because of it's restriction) but the implication is that people are simply fat through overeating. The general setting is great and it is powerful as a possible result of current thin-obession trends, but while the sociology is sound, the biology of fat is not so much :-) I'll have to re-read it to now that I'm done reading Dumas. I do notice that I judge modern fiction a lot more harshly when I'm reading classic lit at the same time (with the exception of Gaiman, Bradbury and Sturgeon, they're always good) :-)JoGeekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16093660035883346402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-42984807993781489092008-05-19T17:17:00.000-04:002008-05-19T17:17:00.000-04:00Okay. I loved the book - on first reading. Now I...Okay. I loved the book - on first reading. Now I'll have to go back and reassess. <BR/><BR/>What appealed to me most was the idea that it shows the direction the "War on Obesity" is taking this country. <BR/><BR/>Usually I am more attuned to dialog, but I must admit I don't remember much on this book, and I think I was more interested in the plot of this book rather than the dialog - which is unusual for me.<BR/><BR/>I do remember not liking the portrayal of fatties as over-eaters. I don't recall if all were portrayed that way (another reason for a closer re-read). But I suspect you are correct (as you usually are sure of your facts). But I'll have to look as see, if the book portrays them as over-eaters because they are fat, or because that is the result of a nation obsessed with food and the restriction of it.TanteTerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00217465379850249352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-7305147546009231342008-05-08T19:00:00.000-04:002008-05-08T19:00:00.000-04:00*spoiler alert - if you plan to read this book, sk...*spoiler alert - if you plan to read this book, skip this comment*<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>I read this book and the first thing I thought was, "I could do so much better." It's not a difficult read but parts of it made me really uncomfortable. The motivations and secret life of the food religion leader didn't really surprise me - kind of saw it coming. And the big secret that the same people own both the places to help you lose weight and the places that cause you to put it on - well, hell, Nestle owns both the Lean Cuisine line AND all of the Nestle candies, varied ice cream lines... so, not so far from what we have now.CJ Porterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12840558909834135926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1559850219424554239.post-47039968869573973562008-05-08T15:41:00.000-04:002008-05-08T15:41:00.000-04:00What an odd book! Though I have to say, as the (mu...What an odd book! Though I have to say, as the (much) older sister of a sixteen year-old girl, I am thinking the dialogue is sadly not all that off base. She speaks somewhat better than what you described, but the text/IM culture teens are caught up in doesn't lend itself to full sentences, proper grammar, or anything remotely resembling correct spelling. It makes me crazy.Juliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18192497668944393913noreply@blogger.com