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Conversations with the Fat Girl Paperback – September 13, 2005

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Everyone seems to be getting on with their lives except Maggie. At 26, she's still serving coffee at The Beanery Coffee House, while her friends are getting married, having babies, and having real careers. Even Olivia, Maggie's best friend from childhood, is getting married to the doctor with whom she lives. Maggie's roommate? Her dog Solo (his name says it all). The man in Maggie's life? Well there isn't one, except the guy she has a crush on, Domenic, who works with her at the coffee shop as a bus boy.Maggie and Olivia have been best friends since they were in grade school. Both fatties, they befriended each other when no one else would. Now grown-up, Maggie is still shopping in the "women's section" while Olivia went and had gastric-bypass surgery in search of the elusive size 2, the holy grail for girls everywhere. So now Olivia's thin and blonde and getting married, and Maggie's the fat bridesmaid. Ain't life grand? In this wonderful debut novel that is sure to remind readers of Jennifer Weiner's Good In Bed, Liza Orr is both witty and wise, giving voice to women everywhere who wish for just once that they could forget about their weight.

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Palmer debuts with the latest sprightly entry in the ever-expanding category of light romantic comedies starring plus-sized heroines. Maggie has been best friends with fellow fat girl Olivia since they were 12. Following gastric bypass surgery at 22, however, Olivia grows increasingly unrecognizable. Now 27, she's engaged to Adam, a fat-phobic Ken doll, and although Maggie is to be the maid of honor, she feels less and less a part of Olivia's skinny new life. After Olivia disappoints her old friend again and again, Maggie sets in motion a long-overdue and explosive confrontation and walks into the arms of the colleague—busboy to her barista—whom she's had a crush on for ages. By that time, in true chick-lit style, Maggie is both earnestly at work improving herself and being loved for her true, unimproved self. And though Palmer doesn't moralize, it's when Maggie starts to make her own, more realistic wishes come true—by taking a better job and signing up with a trainer instead of a surgeon—that she sees her love requited. It turns out her instincts were good—as are Palmer's.
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Palmer's lighthearted debut traverses territory familiar to chick-lit fans--a young woman lets self-doubt undermine an opportunity for romance. A lifelong battle with her weight, a disastrous dating life, and a going-nowhere job have taken their toll on Maggie's self-esteem. To make matters worse, her best friend, Olivia--once a fellow plus-size shopper--has a new svelte body thanks to gastric bypass surgery and a handsome surgeon fiance to boot. A great boyfriend and the perfect job are within Maggie's reach, but first she has to feel like she deserves them. Palmer's likable characters and snappy dialogue make this novel stand out from the crowd, and it's sure to attract fans of Jennifer Weiner and other authors who offer slightly imperfect heroines. Palmer manages to infuse a message of self--acceptance that isn't heavy-handed or cloying. This quick-witted author is sure to develop a following. Aleksandra Kostovski
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ 5 Spot (September 13, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 319 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446693952
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446693950
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.88 x 8 inches

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Rebecca

Good read

Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2020

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Funny yet introspective. We all feel like we should be a little or perhaps alot thinner, prettier, etc etc. But, in the end...we all need to love ourselves just as we are.

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2010

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OK - if youre on here, trying to decide whether to buy this book - with the words "fat girl" in the title - buy it and read it!! I think you'll love it! I did.

I'm a fat girl. I read tons of books, and lately i've been picking up some 'chick-lit,' and looking for some 'fat-lit' (my word). This book was great. I enjoyed the story, parts of it really made me laugh, i could relate, and it had enough character development for me really want to keep on reading til the end - without stopping.

Worth the read if youre even thinking about it! ENJOY

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Nostoneunturned

3.5 stars if I could...good but defies credibility

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2014

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So. Maggie is the eponymous "fat girl" in this story, although as others have pointed out we never do learn just how fat she was (something I think is vital actually). Regardless, Maggie is full of self-loathing and embarrassed of her bigger than average body.

Many things about the book resonate with me. Maggie's character may feel very self-conscious and unhappy with herself, but I find those feelings to be relatable and realistic. She is used to playing the doormat to her most worshipped associates, although to call them friends...well, I wouldn't.

The relationship Maggie shared with Olivia was the centerpiece of the novel. Rather it should have been, had the boring/predictable fledgling "romance" between Maggie and Dominic not taken up quite so many pages. Really, it was completely uninteresting. I would have found it much more interesting if Maggie had approached Dominic as she did, lusting after him, and maybe sharing a hookup, but then realizing she is once more in a doormat/subservient role and then ditching his scrawny butt ( I REALLY did not need to know which boxers he was wearing, throughout the entire novel. I mean, come'n!) He seemed like the type who would think he was too cool for Maggie, but probably would bang her secretly while giving her the cold shoulder in public. Anyways it would have been better to see Maggie figure things out on her own and find her self without a relationship/ crutch (why do chic lit novels always have to end with a happily ever after romance?? SO not real world).

Why Maggie bothered with Olivia was a much more complicated and interesting idea to consider. They had shared a friendship for a long time, and Maggie clearly still clung to the vestiges of a person and connection that no longer existed. Olivia's intent confounds me a bit though. I'm not entirely sure why she clung to Maggie back, except perhaps she had such low self-esteem she needed to lord herself over someone "lesser" or maybe Maggie was her own kind of safety crutch, since Maggie was the only one who knew her when. I don't know. The author never really delves deeply enough into their current relationship beyond reporting it in a matter of fact sort of fashion. Yes readers can draw conclusions but some more meandering about it on Maggie's behalf certainly would have been interesting. I mean Maggie noted when Olivia was a biatch wad but never seemed to want to consider it too carefully.

I would have liked to have read more about there relationship, rather than the boring Dominic relationship or the moving discussions (which, was important, but still, could have been told more concisely). I also would have liked to read more about Olivia's transformation, incredible though it was. I won't get into the craziness of that situation, except to say it defies possibility that Olivia and her finance could have physical relations and him NOT know she'd had surgery (and probably what type, really). But maybe there was a back story not made available to readers (one issue with first person story telling I guess), although I wonder why this would not occur to Maggie to wonder. Anyways. It is a good story, in that the main character's issues are relatable but not all the story makes sense. And I do wish Olivia had gotten a better comeuppance since she was such a wretched, horrid biatch (regain all her weight, perhaps??)

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Never too old

A soul searching story

Reviewed in the United States on April 26, 2013

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This fascinating story was a roller coaster ride of emotion. It is a sensitive romance and a introspective look at true friendship. Maggie's journey takes her from an educated woman with low self esteem who works in a coffee shop to someone who realizes her worth and stands up to the insults she is bombarded with constantly because of her size. It is a great read.

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JleaD

The good outweighed the bad...

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2012

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I really enjoyed this book, to the point of being disappointed when it was over! That being said I did have some issues with parts of the book. I don't want to give away any of the plot, but I will say that any problems I had with the book were canceled out by how much I enjoyed it and how much I grew to love the character. I also laughed out loud several times... Definitely a good, easy read.

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I Alva

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018

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I love Liza Palmer. All her books are so insightful and wonderful.

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ROBIN

What kind of ending is THAT.....

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2010

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I read this last night, in one sitting. I liked the book, and the 2 stories. Maggie & Olivia....Maggie and Dom....However. I was dissappointed in the ending. I felt it was a lot of tension that was resolved well between M&O, but very abruptly with M&D. I would have like to have seen more than 1 paragraph dedicated to the resolution.

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Janice Coleman

Very Touching.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2015

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Loved it and would definitely recommend it. Worth the read. I really enjoyed the writing style. Kept me wanting to turn thempage.

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Rose

Four and a half :0)

Reviewed in Canada on December 6, 2019

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It took me a few chapters to warm to Conversations with the Fat Girl. I wasn’t certain I liked Maggie. But she won me over, and I began rooting for her. By mid-way I was cheering her on, anxious for her to find the strength to be truly and authentically her. In reflection, conversations is the perfect word. I felt like the more she talked, the more I got to know her, and the more I got to know her, the more I liked her. So, a perfect snapshot-of-life story.

pipkoi

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 10, 2015

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As described. Will order again

selda

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Reviewed in Germany on April 5, 2015

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Maggie und Olivia sind beste Freundinnen seit Schulzeiten. Sie waren immer die „Dicken“. In ihrer Position als Außenseiter malen sie sich ihr Erwachsenenleben in blühendsten Farben aus. Jahre später ist es dann soweit. Olivia hat dank einer operativen Magenverkleinerung etliche Kilogramm verloren und ihren Traummann gefunden. Als Maggie die Einladung zur Hochzeit bekommt, wird ihr der eigene Stillstand schmerzhaft bewusst, sie ist immer noch dick, arbeitet im Coffeeshop und himmelt heimlich ihren Arbeitskollegen an. Plötzlich wird die Freundschaft der beiden auf die Probe gestellt.
Normalerweise liebe ich diese Geschichten in denen die Heldin gezwungen wird, ihren Hintern in Bewegung zu setzen und sich daran zu erinnern, was sie ursprünglich mal mit ihrem Leben anfangen wollte. Maggie ist allerdings so schwerfällig und weinerlich, dass ich sie an manchen Stellen schütteln wollte. Das Buch beginnt mit soviel Esprit, leider verpufft der etwas im Verlauf der Geschichte. Der unnachahmliche Liza Palmer Humor entschädigt für die Längen und Unwägbarkeiten der Story.

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