Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
- ISBN13: 9781580052337
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product DescriptionAfter undergoing gall bladder surgery at age twenty-three, Jennette Fulda decided it was time to lose some weight. Actually, more like half her weight. At the time, Jennette weighed 372 pounds. Jennette was not bo. . . More >>
Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir
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I was asked to identify this book because I had mentioned it in another review. This book made me very sad. The author talks about wanting to have revenge on some highschool boys because of some unkind comments they had made. This happened years ago. The author needs to “lose that weight. ”
The author is critical of herself and others. This is a very sad and depressing read.
Rating: 1 / 5
I liked and disliked this book at the same time. What I liked about it is that she described some of the feelings behind being fat and told of her experiences with it. What I disliked was that she didn’t tell how she did it. If you are going to write a book like this, that is why people buy it. If I had known that part wasn’t in it, I wouldn’t have bought it. You don’t have to pay to hear “eat less, move more. ” I wanted to hear how much exercise she did, did she count her calories etc.
I also never really connected with the author. Sometimes it felt like now that she was out of the fat club, she made fun of the people still in it or that she lumped them all together in one stereotype.
So reading her story was interesting, but it’s not why I bought the book and I felt like they should tell you upfront that the specific way she did it is not in the book so if that is what you are interested in, find another book.
Rating: 3 / 5
I read this book in the hopes of reading a funny, touching and well-written memoir about weight loss and the hurdles faced in achieving such a goal. What I got was the ramblings of a one-time “fat girl”, who awkwardly publishes her over-analytical thoughts about being fat and then being thin.
Rating: 2 / 5
This book was not the best book I have ever read. Yes she looses a lot of weight. . . no it wasn’t that inspirational. She is very whiny about being the “fat girl”. She spend a lot of time whining about the people who read her blog and the comments they left. The book was boring and I couldn’t wait to finish it. Though it must have been good on some level because I wanted to keep reading it. I would not recommend this book to anyone. . esp. someone trying to lose weight!Quote-right
Rating: 2 / 5
There’s little point in reading the book, because the “Half of Me” blog has all the same musings – some identical to the book, as others have noted – and then some. However, the Pasta Queen has apparently stopped writing about weight and fitness issues, since she’s regained weight as a reuslt of a chronic headache.
(On a side note, and yes, I admit this might be a bit snooty of me, but I was embarrased to take the book on the train to read, because of it’s trashy title. I think “Half of Me” would have been a better choice: less adolescent, more serious. Oh, well. . . just a tangent. )
Rating: 2 / 5