Future Perfect
Every year on her birthday, Ashley Perkins gets a card from her grandmother a card that always contains a promise lose enough weight, and I will buy your happiness.Ashley doesn t think there s anything wrong with the way she looks, but no amount of arguing can persuade her grandmother that fat isn t a dirty word that Ashley is happy with her life, and her body, as it is.But Ashley wasn t counting on having her dreams served up on a silver platter at her latest birthday party She falters when Grandmother offers the one thing she s always wanted tuition to attend Harvard University in exchange for undergoing weight loss surgery.As Ashley grapples with the choice that little white card has given her, she feels pressured by her friends, her family, even administrators at school But what s a girl to do when the reflection in her mirror seems to bother everyone but her Through her indecisions and doubts, Ashley s story is a liberating one a tale of one girl, who knows that weight is just a number, and that no one is completely perfect. Best Read [ Future Perfect ] By [ Jen Larsen ] – kino-fada.fr Her advice to me is this You are fat Do not give them that foothold.She s not wrong There really are people in the world who have ready a list of adjectives about a fat person including lazy, stupid, messy, incompetent that they are certain describes her before she ever opens her mouth And that is unimportant, because I won t let it be important. This is a beautiful, touching book that deals with body image, and the issues in it are things I think all women and some men, although they won Her advice to me is this You are fat Do not give them that foothold.She s not wrong There really are people in the world who have ready a list of adjectives about a fat person including lazy, stupid, messy, incompetent that they are certain describes her before she ever opens her mouth And that is unimportant, because I won t let it be important. This is a beautiful, touching book that deals with body image, and the issues in it are things I think all women and some men, although they won t admit it will understand and relate to What I love about it is that it addresses the concept of perception ...I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HARPER TEEN FOR PROVIDING THIS eARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW Nothing will get easier And nothing will be better Don t change your mind I don t think I ve read any books that dealt with the subject of self image and acceptance And now I realize how much I should try and readabout the subject because I have been struggling with a similar problem.I thought this book touched on the subject pretty well It was a delicate subject that was handled in a way t I WOULD LIKE TO THANK HARPER TEEN FOR PROVIDING THIS eARC IN EXCHANGE FOR AN HONEST REVIEW Nothing will get easier And nothing will be better Don t change your mind I don t think I ve read any books that dealt with the subject of self image an...In Future Perfect, Ashley is beautiful, confident, and fat She s facing a grandmother who loves herthan anything and is afraid that her weight will hold her back and so she offers Ashley a bribe to get weight loss surgery And Ashley is grappling with her fear that despite her own confidence, her grandmother isn t wrong And that s even harder because her grandmother loves her and wants what s best for her, right Jolene is a transgender girl whose parents are really struggling with accept In Future Perfect, Ashley is beautiful, confident, and fat She s facing a grandmother who loves herthan anything and is afraid that her weight will hold her back and so she offers Ashley a bribe to get weight loss surgery And Ashley is grappling with her fear that despite her own confidence, her grandmother isn t wrong And that s even harder because her grandmother loves her and wants what s best for her, right Jolene is a transgender girl whose parents are really struggling with accepting what they think is their daughter s choice and her identity she s also being pressured into doing something about her body Laura s parents have very specific ideas about who she should be and what kind of future she should have, and expect her to follow in her father s footsteps as a lawyer She wants to be an artist, but she s not sure what exactly she...Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on a read to review basis Thanks to HarperCollins and EdelweissAshley Maria Perkins 80 pounds for a new carThis was a YA contemporary story about a girl bullied to lose weight by her grandmother.Ashley seemed like quite a well adjusted young lady, and it was obvious that she knew her own mind and knew what she wanted, and that wasn t to lose weight I liked that she stood up to her grandmother, even if she did dither over the weig Source I received a digital copy of this book for free on ...A poorly written I d even say dangerous disingenuous look at a girl whose story hinges on her grandmother s offer to pay for 4 years of college in exchange for her getting weight loss surgery The girl is 17, tall, and size 18, sometimes 20 There s never any discussion of diets, of dietitians, of being the right weight for her height and body shape There s nothing alternative to grandma s offer except not doing it There s nothing to Ashley as a character at all, except for this.Ful A poorly written I d eve...I am the sum of my parts Everything I ve ever done and everything I ve ever achieved and everything I have ever been Fat and smart and afraid and fierce and angry and brave all together right here, and every piece of the puzzle fits the way it s supposed to and I can t pretend any It s always been true, no matter what I ve told myself or hoped or tried to believe That was a surprise Future Perfect is such an empowering read First of all, I wanna banish the thought that books that I am the sum of my parts Everything I ve ever done and everything I ve ever achieved and everything I have ever been Fat and smart and afraid and fierce and angry and brave all together right here, and every piece of the puzzle fits the way it s supposed to and I can t pretend any It s always been true, no matter what I ve told myself or hoped or tried to believe That was a surprise Future Perfect is such an empowering read First of all, I wann...This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight Le sigh I wanted to love this one so much The concept appealed to me on a ton of personal levels, and I was anxious to see what direction it took I feel like some of the problems I had with the book are almost opposite of problems that others have had For instance, I have seen a lot of reviewers completely shocked that a grandmother would bribe her granddaughter to lose weight That didn t shock me in the least In fact, I know a few This review was originally posted on It Starts at Midnight Le sigh I wanted to love this one so much The concept a...Why do you need to be different from how you are now With such an intriguing premise, I expected this book to be one of those wowing, spectacular reads First of all, I want to applaud the author for writing about such a delicate topic, especially when it s one that affected her personally.Every year on her birthday, Ashley s grandmother gives her a card Ashley has been promised dazzling presents ever since she was little, but the cost is always the same In order to receive these gifts, shWhy do you need to be different from how you are now With such an intriguing premise, I expected this book to be one of those wowing, spectacular reads First of all, I want to applaud the author for writing about such a delicate topic, especially when it s one that affected her personally.Every year on her birthday, Ashley s grandmother gives her a card Ashley has been promised dazzling presents ever since she was little, but the cost is always the same In order to receive these gifts, sh...I am the sum of my parts Everything I ve ever done and everything I ve ever achieved and everything I have ever been Fat and smart and afraid and fierce and angry and brave all together right here, and every piece of the puzzle fits the way it s supposed to and I can t pretend any Future Perfect was a perfect example for me of a book that I had to form my own opinions of despite the somewhat mixed early reviews I love Goodreads, but I feel like too often I rely too much on the ratings I am the sum of my parts Everything I ve ever done and everything I ve ever achieved and everything I have ever been Fat and smart and afraid and fierce and angry and brave all ...Fantastic debut by someone who, I think, has a long future in YA.
- English
- 07 July 2017 Jen Larsen
- Kindle Edition
- 320 pages
- Jen Larsen
- Future Perfect