Review: Funny, but could be more coherent
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 2, 2012
I had previously read another collection of Dean's, and I was looking forward to this one. From the title and description I presumed this book was primarily about living life as a plus-size woman (the challenges, the humor, etc.) I found that there was far less discussion about the life, trials, and tribulations of the larger woman than I was expecting. And I was sorry that was the case, because I think that would have been an entertaining collection.What this collection is is a series of essay on general life foibles, told by a narrator with a fondness for red velvet cupcakes. There's certainly nothing wrong with that, but I would have preferred more coherence among the essays. Dean is funny, but I think this collection was less developed and polished than her collection on job loss.