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Liked It “The thing I love about Fay Weldon is that her voice is so drenched in irony that it's often hard to determine when she's being serious or not. This is a collection of essays and short stories interwoven together on the titular subject, discussing love, sex, chocolate, and the guilt that goes...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “lucky for me i picked this book up at the libarary and will gladly return it to them. Ms.Weldon's concept about finding a man may have worked in her time but not in mine...sit quiet and smile. i read this statement twice. |
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“With inimitable wit and insight, this encouraging tome humorously leaps into what makes women happy and what women can do to lead more rounded and balanced lives. Women can learn how to tackle anxiety, envy, guilt, and other sources of female stress, while giving in to indulgences and desires like sex, food, friends, family, shopping, and chocolate. Chapters contain sassy morals, illustrative and sympathetic stories, and a lot of frank advice to show women how to stop obssessing and feeling bad about themselves. Later chapters confront the four horses of a woman's apocalypse: despair, depression, isolation, and self-doubt.”
shrinivas ayyar wrote this review Friday, November 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“lucky for me i picked this book up at the libarary and will gladly return it to them. Ms.Weldon's concept about finding a man may have worked in her time but not in mine...sit quiet and smile. i read this statement twice.
cagrowngirl wrote this review Saturday, August 30 2008. ( reply | view 1 replies | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
a moral of one story is be good about your diet and you'll be happy to be thin. what the ---- yes, you know the four letter word that starts with f and ends with k. mothers read this and somehow corrupt their daughter's self-image.
so, i take a look at Ms. Weldon's picture to see if she is thin. Lo and behold she is covered with a jacket and underneath that jacket I doubt she has seen thin days in a long time. shame on you, can't take your own advice. don't write crap in your book that a desperate woman might subject herself to harm to be THIN.
the only item i was able to gleen from this book. anything worth taking is this nothng is as good as you hope or as bad as you fear.
now, if you have to ask if i recommend this book...you should probably read it. those of you who know i don't write this much, will come to your own conclusion. ;)”“The thing I love about Fay Weldon is that her voice is so drenched in irony that it's often hard to determine when she's being serious or not. This is a collection of essays and short stories interwoven together on the titular subject, discussing love, sex, chocolate, and the guilt that goes along with all of them. Her argument revolves around the idea that, for women, indulgence isn't worth the guilt, but that's just what she's saying on the surface, as she's smart enough to deconstruct as she goes along. What comes across is a compassion and an injunction to be good available only to someone capable of seeing just how selfish and cruel people can be.”
Rudy R wrote this review Saturday, July 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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