Loved it, but could have done without the frequent "f" bombs

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	• Conversations with the Fat Girl Liza Palmer Hodder & Stoughton Paperbacks, 2006 - 304 pages average customer review:based on 58 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Loved it, but could have done without the frequent "f" bombs

Funny, entertaining, easy to read, hard to put down. I would have given it five stars if the "f bombs" and other randoms profanity weren't strewn throughout the book. My favorite part of this book was "the area" topic, how Maggie "deals" in the end with the relationship with Olivia, and Gabriel's counting problem (I could relate)! The titles on each chapter were enticing: trying to figure out how they would relate to the story. Enjoy!

Long live Maggie & company

I just finished reading Conversations With the Fat Girl today and plan to head out to the bookstore to buy Seeing Me Naked so I can tuck back in to Liza Palmer's excellent storytelling on this cold and snowy winter day. I loved this book! It's rich with characters I'd enjoy spending time with. Creating interesting secondary characters is difficult, but Ms. Palmer made it seem effortless. I want to go to lunch with all of them. Or at least have Maggie make me some coffee. And find out if Solo overcomes the past. This book is five stars at least. Looking forward to reading more.

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Conversations with a Lost Girl

In this book you follow Maggie Thompson on a journey to find herself. You laugh with her, you cry with her and you gasp with her! Very good book in the Chick Lit department :D

Loved it!!

I picked this book up on a whim and absolutely loved it! The story is about Maggie and Olivia, who have been BFFs since grade school. Olivia is about to get married, and has asked Maggie to be her maid of honor. What's the twist in this story? The two friends were overweight outcasts growing up, but Olivia has since had gastric bypass surgery. Her dress size is not the only thing that has changed.
The character of Maggie- overweight, insecure, and inexperienced with men- was very well-written and very likeable.
This book goes a bit deeper than your average chick lit and touches on some very real issues, such as self-esteem and the evolving of friendships. The ending was wonderful, as was the final message of the book.
As far as the langauage in the book, the f-word is used frequently, which makes the characters and dialogue seem more real to me. I saw that some other reviwers did not like that; it was just part of the writing to me.
I look forward to reading more from Liza Palmer and am happy to see she has another book out!

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This Book Really Hits Home!

I know some of the reviews complain about Maggie's lack of self-esteem, but that's kind of the point of the whole book. There ARE books with plus-sized heroines who are secure in themselves. (Liza Palmer's new book, "Seeing Me Naked," is also about an insecure young woman, without body issues. And it's also terrific.)
Reading this book has helped me come to terms with my own body issues, and to see how I've been waiting until I look a certain way in order to feel worthy of contentment.
Let's face it; characters in books who are flawless are annoying. And the fact is, most young women have insecurities. This book is realistic. And Maggie's triumph isn't about losing weight, but in gaining herself.

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Everyone seems to be getting on with their livesexcept Maggie. At 27, shes still working at the local coffee house, while her friends are getting married, having babies, and building careers. Even Olivia, Maggies best friend from childhood, is getting married to her doctor boyfriend. Maggie, on the other hand, lives with her dog Solo, and has no romantic prospects, save for the torch she carries for Domenic, the busboy. Though Maggie and Olivia have been best friends since their fattie grade school years, Olivias since gone the gastric-bypass surgery route, in hopes of obtaining the elusive size two, the holy grail for fat girls everywhere. So now Olivias thin, blonde, and betrothed, and Maggies the fat bridesmaid. Aint life grand? In this inspiring debut novel, Maggie speaks to women everywhere who wish for just once that they could forget about their weight.

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