Review: Hilarious, Touching Insight into Everywoman's Insecurities
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 1, 2013
MISADVENTURES OF FATWOMAN is a hilarious story with a great message. Andi is Fatwoman, an almost 40 year old struggling with her weight, fears about her marriage, and with how she thinks others perceive her. Ms. Powell takes us through all the horrors Andi faces, including small dressing rooms, a mammogram (they're horrendous no matter how big you are!), and catty comments from others. By the end of the story, Andi's starting to trust her own value despite how she feels about her appearance, and to believe what those who love her tell her: that she's beautiful inside and out - a message most of us can learn from.I don't know whether she realizes it or not, but Ms. Powell writes with such insight about a woman's brain that the emotions Andi feels could be due not to her weight, but to any of the imperfections women label themselves with, and with very few changes to the story, the book could've been titled: Misadventures of Skinnywoman, Bignosewoman, Littleboobwoman, Spottyfacewoman!A great read not only for the story and the laughs, but for the reminder that beauty is not only skin deep. Five stars!