What I liked most about this book is that it made me think about being perfect. What is perfect? Who gets to decide what is perfect? Can we change what the ideal “perfect” is? We go around changing ourselves everyday trying to be perfect and yet do we achieve it. We color our hair, we get our nai...
4.5/5 - I love love loved this book. It made me cry no less than four times. I think the main reason I had such an emotional reaction to this book is the fact that I can completely relate to Ann. I've struggled with weight issues all my life and I have tried it all: Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Adkin...
Ann is not happy with how she looks. With help from her mother and S2S (a weight loss program), she determines to lose at least 45 pounds.It was a nice little book. Unfortunately, I didn't find anything so special about it. Ann was one conflicting character that I couldn't put my finger on. I unders...
Although this book had a lot of plot and dialogue flaws, the bones of this story was incredible. It really makes you think about how body image and eating disorders are passed on without anyone realizing it until it's too late. As someone who is a sucker for a novel about a girl/woman trying to lo...
This review can also be found on the NerdHerd Reads. I loved this book. It was so fun and cute. It's a quick, light read. If you're not sure what to read next, or in a bit of a slump, I would definitely recommend this book. Ann is, well, fat. And she knows it. Thanks to her mother, who is obsess...
Ah, Ann, you wonderful girl you. No review because a. I'm sickly b. behind on reviews I have to write and c. I just finished this and am still basking in the awesomeness of it. 45 Pounds tackles so many things head on -family, body image, friendship - and carries them off with aplomb. It's a short, ...
Empathy: Noun;The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.I'm not going to insult the main character of this book by saying, "I empathize with her." I cannot. I don't know what it's like to be fat. I don't know what it's like to experience snide comments about one's weight from a com...
I was only on page two when I decided I liked Ann. Right off the bat, she was realistic and relatable. Pretty much the entire time I was reading, I was going "Yup!" "Yes!!" "Mmhmm!" "Been there, thought that." I mean, I could go on and on. I literally took eight pages of notes, and over half of them...
Whoa that was a very fast read. I don't know if it was the fomt size or what but it only took me three hours and that's including dozing off in la la land sometimes. For me this is a very relatable book. But I don't think I have thought about food ever the way Ann does. Review to maybe come.
Ann is a very wonderful character, she is strong but I can also imagine that she feels depressed. She is overweight, no matter what she tries, as soon as she is done with a diet she gains the weight back.But now her Aunt Jackie (who was a really kick-ass woman) is getting married and she wants to fi...
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