Dietland

The diet revolution is here And it s armed Plum Kettle does her best not to be noticed, because when you re fat, to be noticed is to be judged Or mocked Or worse With her job answering fan mail for a popular teen girls magazine, she is biding her time until her weight loss surgery Only then can her true life as a thin person finally begin Then, when a mysterious woman starts following her, Plum finds herself falling down a rabbit hole and into an underground community of women who live life on their own terms There Plum agrees to a series of challenges that force her to deal with her past, her doubts, and the real costs of becoming beautiful At the same time, a dangerous guerrilla group called Jennifer begins to terrorize a world that mistreats women, and as Plum grapples with her personal struggles, she becomes entangled in a sinister plot The consequences are explosive Dietland is a bold, original, and funny debut novel that takes on the beauty industry, gender inequality, and our weight loss obsession from the inside out, and with fists flying. Best Download Dietland [ By ] Sarai Walker [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Before I go all ranty and piss everyone off, I will say the first part of this book is really good.Plum is overweight That pretty much defines this girls life She keeps telling herself that her real life will begin as soon as she has weight loss surgery and becomes thin Of course, that s bullshit But it s what society has taught Plum to feel about herself.She works from her computer for a teen fashion magazine, giving advice to young girls who write the editor of the magazine Dear Kitty, Before I go all ranty and piss everyone off, I will say the first part of this book is really good.Plum is overweight That pretty much defines this girls life She keeps telling herself that her real life will begin as soon as she has weight loss surgery and becomes thin Of course, that s bullshit But it s what society has taught Plum to feel about herself.She works from her computer for a teen fashion magazine, giving advice t...This is not the book you think it is This is not a book about a fat girl This is not a book about dieting This is a book about societal change This is a manifesto that should be read by every feminist, no matter their gender This is a book that must...It is jarring to me how many reviews of this book state that people liked the storyline about Plum when she was starving herself, hiding and ashamed of her weight, waiting for the day that she would one day be thin, but that once the book delved into some deep feminist terrorism territory, with the main character finally being able to lash out against the society that made her ashamed of who she was in the first place, Plum is then considered unlikable I think the point of this book may flown It is jarring to me how many reviews of this book state that people liked the storyline about Plum when she was starving her...Earlier this year a company called Protein World launched this advert in the London Undergroundand over 50,000 women signed a petition calling for it to be banned for body shaming and it was banned The posters were defaced with many rude words Other protestors offered alternative versions of beautyWell, seeing as to how this is the Planet Earth and not the Planet Disney, you won t be surprised to learn that sales of Protein World s Weight Loss Collection products took off like a rocket aft Earlier this year a company called Protein World launched this advert in the London Undergroundand over 50,000 women signed a petition calling for it to be banned for body shaming and it was banned The posters were defaced with many rude words Other protestors offered alternative versions of beautyWell, seeing as to how this is the Planet Earth and not the Planet Disney, you won t be surprised to learn that sales of Protein World s Weight Loss Collection products took off like a rocket after all the bad publicity But that s by the bye So, you don t have to look far to find examples of the female body as a political and psychological battl...An overweight, ridiculed and insecure woman types away on her laptop at a cafe, writing advice to readers of a girl s magazine, before she notices that a punky type in bright tights and combat boots is watching and following her Will this obese woman, whose short life has been defined by calories and diets, be pulled into some kind of underground, feminist commune, and what will she do and learn The first few chapters pulled me in, especially after I read that this was considered a feminist no An overweight, ridiculed and insecure woman types away on her laptop at a cafe, writing advice to readers of a girl s magazine, before she notices that a punky type in bright tights and combat boots is watching and following her Will this obese woman, whose short life has been defined by calories and diets, be pulled into some kind of underground, feminist commune, and what will she do and learn The first few chapters pulled me in, especially after I read that this was considered a feminist novel by an author versed in that tradition It planted me into a place I hardly ever explored the mind of an obese woman It exposed a few anti feminist notions of mine that I didn t know I had I was often dubious about effort...Yeah that s right five mother effing stars This book spoke to me for the obvious reason but I loved it beyond that The two story lines worked so nicely together, and all of it made me think about what w...Dietland by Sarai Walker was one of my favorite novels I read last year This book is tasty, wicked, bizarre, disturbing, and highly entertaining The protagonist of Dietland is a 300 pound woman named Alicia Plum Kettle Plum has lived a life of extreme self hatred and loneliness She doesn t have many friends, she s never been in a serious, romantic relationshi...I hated it when others alluded to my size, despite the obviousness of it It was as if they were confirming that there was something wrong with me when I d hoped they hadn t noticed it Plum I couldn t have read this book at a better time in my life, which is funny because I was meant to be reading Beautiful Bureaucrat, which was recommended by a friend, and confused the covers somewhere down the line I am positive that what made this book so awesome was that I knew virtually nothing abou I hated it when others alluded to my size, despite the obviousness of it It was as if they were confirming that there was something wrong with me when I d hoped they hadn t noticed it Plum I couldn t have read this book at a better time in my life, which is funny because I was meant to be reading Beautiful Bureaucrat, which was recommended by a friend, and confused the covers somewhere down the line I am positive that what made this book so awesome was that I knew virtually nothing about the characters, themes or plot beforehand If you decide to read this anytime soon, I recommend not reading too many plot heavy reviews it will spoil the punchy message of the book Plum hovers around 300 pounds and lives a predictable life as a magazine columnist in Brooklyn, New York A series of strange events force her out of the protective shell she s created for herself, and into the center of a feminist movement that s taking over the world In a creative and outspoken voice, Sarai Walker e...Once in a decade, a novel comes along with the potential to alter our perception of reality, to change how we see ourselves and to reveal new possibilities in how we can live lives of joy and freedom For many readers, Sarai Walker s debut novel Dietland may be just that.I am someone who rates reading right up there with breathing, eating, and loving, and who begins and ends her day with a book in her hand But for me, the experience of reading Dietland has been something altogether new and dif Once in a decade, a novel comes along with the potential to alter our perception of reality, to change how we see ourselves and to reveal new possibilities in how we can live lives of joy and freedom For many readers, Sarai Walker s debut novel Dietland may be just that.I am someone who rates reading right up there with breathing, eating, and loving, and who begins and ends her day with a book in her hand But for me, the experience of reading Dietland has been something altogether new...Wellthis was super weird Dietland felt like it didn t know what kind of book it wanted to be On one hand it was focused on an overweight woman struggling with her life and the decision of whether or not to get weight loss surgery On the other other hand it was about a Neo Feminist vigilant group that s on a killing spree The second part came out of nowhere, and we never really know what is going onand not in an ooooh mystery kind of way,like a wtf way.It didn t help that th Wellthis was super weird Dietland felt like it didn t know what kind of book it wanted to be On one hand it was focused on an overweight woman struggling with her life and the decision of whether or not to get weight loss surgery On the other other hand it was about a Neo Feminist vigilant group that s on a killing spree The second part came out of nowhere, and we never really know what is going onand not in an ooooh mystery kind of way,like a wtf way.It didn t help that the main character was so abrasive While I do think there were some amazing feminist tidbits in this book, overall it just went to too many extremes, and for me that ended up making the story a bit of a joke.2.5 stars, but I m rounding this to three because even though I had issues with this book, I still really appreciated the...

• English
• 22 August 2018
Sarai Walker
• Hardcover
• 320 pages
• 054437343X
• Sarai Walker
• Dietland