Fat Girls & Lawn Chairs

Maybe I was expecting too much, but Iwasn't crazy about the book. An essay here and there was wonderful,but there were too many that just seemed like the ramblings of thattalkative person seated next to you on the plane who won't let youget back to your book. Perhaps she needed a better editor.The essays I liked, however, I really liked. My favorite essay fromthe book was questionably "The Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company". Inthis essay, Peck tells about her grandmother with such love that Iwish I'd known her. Well, I suppose in a way I have.

If this was a blog rather than a book, I'd love it! But as a book... mheh... It's good and all and I likely would have been far more impressed in the pre-internet days before there were all sorts of anecdotal essays of the sort available by all sorts of authors. Peck does provide many laughs, though, as well as some more serious observations.

between 2 and 2.5. this series of stories/essays started out really strong. i almost never laugh out loud when reading, but early on in this book i did, a number of times. after the first handful of stories, either my mood changed or the quality dropped, i'm genuinely not sure which. but they seemed less well written, less pointed, and less well-wrapped up (with a few exceptions as the book went on) the more i read.

there are definitely some very good, very funny vignettes here, and i'd even read her again, but i am more impressed with the beginning of this book than the rest of it.

I didn't find this book as entertaining as I had hoped it would be. The writing isn't that strong, and it's not as humorous as I had anticipated. The book left me feeling like the author couldn't decide if her life was funny or tramatic. There were a few nice moments, but overall, it lacked a lot.

A book that was well-written and full of experiences that we have all shared at one time or another in our lives. Brought good laughs to this reader, and I'd enjoy reading more by this author. Thanks for sharing it!!

A Cute bunch of short stories by a fat lesbian in the middle of no where. (Read in 2005)

laugh out loud funny