I've already mentioned that Jen Lancaster is one of my favourite authors and I loved her latest memoir, Such a Pretty Fat, just as much as her first two.
It is, as the title - and the subtitle: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big; Or, Why Pie Is Not the Answer - suggest, a memoir of Jen's attempted weightloss. Because she has such a healthy ego, Jen's weight has never really been a problem for her, but when she realises that it's possibly becoming a problem for her health (and also, of course, when an author friend suggests it might be a good subject to write about), she decides it's time to step away from the pie and step onto a treadmill.
Because Jen is Jen, of course things don't go smoothly, but that's good, because the book is even funnier the more honest Jen is about her failures and struggles with eating less and moving more.
Jen Lancaster is one of those writers that you feel like you know. I loved Such a Pretty Fat and will certainly be passing it on to all my friends.
I can't wait to read her next book - Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart Ass Phase - due out in May.
I love all the Jen Lancaster books. she is brilliant, and for the record her blog is the perfect place to get a Jen fix in between books. I am so excited for Pretty in Plaid!
Posted by: Erika Lynn | 29 January 2009 at 10:28 PM