Fat Girl: A True Story
Judith Moore
"Obviously, by the title, you can imagine it's a girl who's overweight, but she wasn't always. When she was little until she was four and her parents suddenly divorced and she feels completely abandoned by her father. Then, on top of that, she's abandoned by her mom and left at her grandma's house for two years. And grandma says things like "if she remarries she may not come back for you. Her new husband may not want you." I mean this horrific thing.
And so it's a very sad at times story, but how a girl's life kind of influences her. I guess her eating habits and her health. And then when she goes off to college, what happens? Oh, gee the weight just sort of drops off on it's own. It's funny.
It's important for someone to read a book like this, especially if you've never had trouble with your weight to really have some compassion for people. My goodness, there's all kinds of physical things we all struggle with. And if you have struggled with your weight, you'll find like, you can identify with the character. I think it's really heartbreaking. It's really disturbing. This isn't just a story about weight. It's a story about like neglect and kind of emotional abuse.
I would give the book "Fat Girl" four and a half stars and warn the reader that it's really sad at times. It can be really hard to handle."
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