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Arabella Weir

Author of Does My Bum Look Big in This?

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Series

Works by Arabella Weir

Does My Bum Look Big in This? (1997) 196 copies, 10 reviews
Onwards and Upwards (1999) 74 copies, 1 review
Stupid Cupid (2001) 69 copies, 1 review
The Real Me Is Thin (2010) 21 copies
The Rise and Rise of Tabitha Baird (2014) 13 copies, 2 reviews
Stupid Cupid Mobile (2002) 2 copies

Associated Works

Girls' Night Out/Boys' Night In (2001) — Contributor — 84 copies
Exile (2003) — Narrator — 32 copies, 4 reviews

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate
1957-12-06
Gender
female
Occupations
comic writer, performer
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
North London

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Reviews

15 reviews
Una lettura da prendere abbastanza alla leggera, dato l'argomento.. Purtroppo, durante la lettura di questo libro, più di una volta mi sono ritrovata a chiedermi come sia possibile abbattersi così tanto per un po' di ciccia (nonostante io sia la prima a notare i miei stessi difetti e a rimproverarmi un po' troppo), così mi sono ritrovata ad essere un po' meno autocritica, perché in fondo l'insicurezza non porta a niente di buono..
Bello il finale (anche se abbastanza scontato), dato il show more messaggio positivo che ha trasmesso. show less
Not bad. About Tabitha who is new to a school in Yr7 and decides to act out what every teacher expects her to be - noisy, prankster, etc. She makes friends with two girls for being "out there" and decides to keep her persona going as it amuses her classmates and earns her popularity points. This is until something goes seriously wrong and she looks like she is facing expulsion. Will her new friends confess the truth about why they were on the roof or will Tabitha have to cop the entire blame show more and be expelled because her friends parents are so strict? Interesting side line with her parents divorce and the bond she shares with her Grandmother. Loved the part about her walking the dog to pick up a boy with a similar dog to that owned by her grandmother. show less
For tweens. A story told in diary-style about life through the eyes of a 13 year old British girl. It's an easy read and illustrates the thoughts a middle school-aged female very well. Most of the characters are spot on (with the teenaged exaggerations included), although the mother's obsession with her daughter's weight kind of diminished the story a little. By the end of it, mom moved on to other things and redeemed herself (maybe dad will in the next book). Overall, a decent read for fans show more of Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Dork Diaries.

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Jaqueline M. Pane memiliki perjalanan karir yang menjanjikan. Sebagai seorang staff senior di Pellet Corporation, dia bertugas menangani banyak persoalan penting dan berprestasi di bidangnya. Tapi ada satu kelemahan Jackie yang sangat mengganggu dan menjengkelkan. Dia terobsesi pada ukuran tubuhnya yang besar. Terlebih setelah Jackie akhirnya diputuskan oleh kekasihnya yang sempurna, Peter, dengan alasan laki-laki itu hendak melanjutkan karir di kota yang berbeda. Jadi kini lahirlah Jackie show more yang menyedihkan, yang terus-menerus meratapi kelebihan bobot tubuhnya dan terobsesi pada pikiran bahwa dirinya tidak menarik. Padahal sebetulnya ukuran tubuh Jackie tidaklah besar-besar amat. Untuk M&S, celana yang digunakannya berukuran 16. Itu cukup normal kan?

Lagipula, paranoia yang dialami Jackie mulai jadi berlebihan. Dia curiga bahwa setiap orang di sekitarnya menilai buruk dirinya. Bahwa seluit yang ada di pahanya harus segera diperangi dan berat badannya harus dipantau. Heran darimana datangnya paranoia tersebut. Mengingat Jackie selama ini tidaklah mengalami penolakan sosial. Terlebih lagi, ada dua pria ganteng yang tertarik padanya. Dan, Peter yang sempurna dulu meninggalkannya bukan karena anggapan bahwa Jackie berbadan besar. Pada ending, syukurnya Jackie bisa berguna dengan menulis buku tentang kepercayaan diri.

Kalimat “Does my bum look big in this” pada dasarnya merupakan kalimat khas sang penulis, Arabella Weir, yang dia ucapkan dalam setiap akhir tayangan Fast Show. Dan kisah Jackie sendiri merupakan gambaran paranoia Arabella Weir terhadap bentuk tubuh dan berat badan.

Membaca novel chick lit ini bisa dikatakan menghibur sekaligus membikin gemas. Betapa tidak. Hampir di seluruh bagian cerita terdapat keluhan Jackie dan paranoidnya yang mulai berlebihan. Sepanjang jalan cerita, ingin rasanya aku mengocok kepala Jackie yang over-paranoid itu dan membuatnya berpikir jernih sehingga wanita itu berhenti mencurigai semua orang yang ada di lingkungannya. Asyiknya, ending dari cerita ini bahagia, seperti yang biasa terjadi pada novel-novel chick lit yang ceria.
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Works
9
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Members
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Popularity
#60,684
Rating
½ 2.7
Reviews
14
ISBNs
46
Languages
5

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