tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post3868196700679694046..comments2024-03-27T12:04:11.802-07:00Comments on Bloggin' 'bout Books: Fat Girl Deeply Disturbing, Absolutely RivetingSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-88634470525454819912008-01-25T00:07:00.000-08:002008-01-25T00:07:00.000-08:00I haven't read this book yet. The first few pages...I haven't read this book yet. The first few pages make me uncomfortable because it reminds me of stories my mom (who is near Moore's age) who was a fat little girl and had a thin chic mother who sneered at her and had her on crash diets well before she was ten years old.Bybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10061186489010154661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-79446459840094435512008-01-23T09:27:00.000-08:002008-01-23T09:27:00.000-08:00Some books are so misery and issue laden that I wo...Some books are so misery and issue laden that I wonder if they flipped a coin - heads I go to a therapist, tails I write a book. There is an art form to writing a truly good memoir and this looks like it missed. Excellent review and thank you for sharing your ambivalence.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984305420691237277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-83140467051052209942008-01-17T06:28:00.000-08:002008-01-17T06:28:00.000-08:00Jenclair - Moore is actually dead, but I think she...Jenclair - Moore is actually dead, but I think she wrote one other book. I'm not planning to read it. Her writing is just too angry for me. Fat Girl was depressing. Fascinating, but depressing.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-52141861661432366972008-01-17T05:30:00.000-08:002008-01-17T05:30:00.000-08:00I'm moved by your review of this book, and yet, I ...I'm moved by your review of this book, and yet, I know I won't choose to read it. I'm not up to the feeling the pain and anger right now. I admire Moore for using writing as a means of self-examination and really hope that enough people will read her biography to encourage her to continue writing in some way. Writing may be a means for Moore to find success and a release from the self-destructive anger and hurt that dominate her life.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great review!jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-71837541911361625212008-01-15T09:48:00.000-08:002008-01-15T09:48:00.000-08:00This is a really excellent review.This is a really excellent review.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-67032941519710011402008-01-15T06:36:00.000-08:002008-01-15T06:36:00.000-08:00No, Joy, not even an inkling. To be fair, Moore w...No, Joy, not even an inkling. To be fair, Moore warns in the beginning that it's not a warm and fuzzy kind of book, but still...<BR/><BR/>She does eventually get married and have 2 kids. I wondered if they brought her any happiness, because I read interviews with them in which they really praised her mothering skills. She didn't discuss that though - she mostly talks about her childhood.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32315311.post-65858014398546955972008-01-15T05:09:00.000-08:002008-01-15T05:09:00.000-08:00At the end, do you detect even an inkling of hope?...At the end, do you detect even an <B>inkling</B> of hope?Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00832231139076878401noreply@blogger.com