FAT CAT
by Robin Brande
(Knopf)
Cover blurb:
You are what you eat. . . .
Cat is smart, sassy, and funny—but thin, she’s not. Until her class science project. That’s when she winds up doing an experimenton herself. Before she knows it, Cat is living — and eating — like the hominids, our earliest human ancestors. True, no chips or TV is a bummer and no car is a pain, but healthful eating and walking everywhere do have their benefits.
As the pounds drop off, the guys pile on. All this newfound male attention is enough to drive a girl crazy! If only she weren’t too busy hating Matt McKinney to notice. . . .
Man, oh, man, is this a fun read - I'll bet it's fun even if you haven't recently discussed veganism and writing over a sushi lunch with Robin Brande herself. The characters are sharp and witty and they like science. (Ok, there's one snappy poetry chick, but she's not one of those dreamy, brooding types I'm getting so tired of.) The chapters are blessedly short. Also, Robin is clever enough to never, never divulge Cat's numbers. Not her before weight, not her after weight, not her total pounds lost, not even her BMI. Fat, like beauty, remains in the eye of the beholder.
There's only one thing that sucks about this book: it's not available until October.
You are what you eat. . . .
Cat is smart, sassy, and funny—but thin, she’s not. Until her class science project. That’s when she winds up doing an experimenton herself. Before she knows it, Cat is living — and eating — like the hominids, our earliest human ancestors. True, no chips or TV is a bummer and no car is a pain, but healthful eating and walking everywhere do have their benefits.
As the pounds drop off, the guys pile on. All this newfound male attention is enough to drive a girl crazy! If only she weren’t too busy hating Matt McKinney to notice. . . .
Man, oh, man, is this a fun read - I'll bet it's fun even if you haven't recently discussed veganism and writing over a sushi lunch with Robin Brande herself. The characters are sharp and witty and they like science. (Ok, there's one snappy poetry chick, but she's not one of those dreamy, brooding types I'm getting so tired of.) The chapters are blessedly short. Also, Robin is clever enough to never, never divulge Cat's numbers. Not her before weight, not her after weight, not her total pounds lost, not even her BMI. Fat, like beauty, remains in the eye of the beholder.
There's only one thing that sucks about this book: it's not available until October.
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4 comments:
I want to read this so badly. Thanks for posting it and taunting me :)
If I hadn't already given it away, I'd pass it along to you.
You are such a tease Sarah Miller.
And utterly shameless, to boot.
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