- Gebundene Ausgabe: 273 Seiten
- Verlag: Birch Lane Pr (August 1997)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 1559724234
- ISBN-13: 978-1559724234
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,4 x 15,5 x 3 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.3 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (3 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 2.495.622 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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"Never in the history of the whole hapless world," Terry Poulton writes, "has there been a hoax as lucrative as the billion-dollar brainwash. It is the closest thing to alchemy ever discovered--with a formula that turns fat into gold, and prejudice into profit." A former columnist for the Toronto Star and frequent contributor to high-profile magazines, Poulton has been there. After losing 65 pounds in an arduous 6-month stint, all the while receiving praise and accolades from fans and readers, Terry Poulton rapidly began "reinflating." Of her ordeal Poulton writes, "There's something only Oprah Winfrey and I know from actual experience: hell is having to show up fat when the whole country knows you're supposed to be thin."
No Fat Chicks distinguishes itself from similar exposés by focusing on the huge profits made from wannabe waifs in their avid consumption of weight-loss services. Accented by her astute critique of cultural assumptions (whose ideal is thin, anyway?), Poulton writes with a journalist's investigative prowess, raising the question (inflected with both wit and rage) of why so many women spend their lives chasing the illusion of a "perfect" body, a challenge most of them are biologically predestined to fail. Strengthening her argument are the struggles and fates of people such as Christina Onassis, Jane Fonda, Sally Fields, and Olympic gymnast Christy Henrich, proving that information is indeed power and signaling hope that this scam is perhaps on its way to an end.
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Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
Although I am of the "health, not size matters" mindset, I had a hard time getting through this book.
Several times throughout the first chapter, many pages apart, she'd introduce Twiggy as if it were the first time she ever spoke about it. While the role Twiggy's past popularity played in the way society now views fat people is noteworthy, the way Ms Poulton conveyed it was less than impressive.
It appears her choppy writing style spread to other topics through most chapters. With each chapter I read, I'd be thinking "Didn't I read this exact same phrase earlier?"
It is unfortunate because she has a very important message to send to the general public about size acceptance.
I am giving this three stars because despite the poor editing job, the topic is a must-read.
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
I must commend the author for her excellent writing. What a joy it is to read something by someone who knows how to write. The message however seemed mixed and somewhat confused. I was not at all sure just what the author was saying (or trying to say?). It seems impossible to me that after a lifetime of yo-yo eating one could find what the author describes as one's 'normal appetite'. I agreed with much of her statements, but in the end, I felt her general concluding remarks did not really make sense. Just what is the author looking for? To be thin? To be thin enough? To diet? Not to diet? For many people, to stay thin (or thin enough for them) a 'normal appetite' is a diet. Unfortunate....but true. I still loved the book. It was a great read by a very good writer.
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I appreciated the wealth of information contained in this well-researched book. I learned a great deal about the diet industry, and agree with Ms. Poulton that we are tricked into spending our money on something that isn't attainable. However, as one who suffers with super morbid obesity, I have never experienced the kind of discrimination that Ms. Poulton describes. I have certainly experienced discrimination throughout my life, but never the amount in a single day, as described by Ms. Poulton. She came across as angry and at times, vindictive. Those parts of the book turned me off. Otherwise, it was very informative, and enlightening.
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