Jemima J

The first part of the book reminded me of the struggles of dieting and confidence problems. It could

also put you in the mind of the ugly duckling developing into a beautiful swan. Jemima in the

beginning had terrible low self esteem because of her weight. This story told the pain of what

most every overweight women might feel. Most are desperately unhappy and end up

lonely because they feel that no one genuinely could care for them and beyond their physical

features.

Jemima thought that being thin could make you happy, but it's Jemima's internal struggles

with her confidence that make the real changes in her life. This story had some confusing moments

and often the characters jumped around. It could be that Jemima could cast blame on Ben who did

not really give her the time of day until his interview for a new job, and that seems to been the

jumpstart to their friendship. I felt her roommates and Geraldine were users in the beginning but

the book through you off and in the end Geraldine turned out to be a genuine friend.

The section of the book when Jemima was determined to lose the weight, gave us a cautionary tale

about going to far to whether you are fat or thin to reach a goal.

I found that when Jemima discovered new ventures on the world wide web this gave her the push

she needed to accomplish her goal. After meeting Brad on the internet and planning the trip to visit

him in Los Angeles made me a little nervous that maybe she was coming out of her shell to quickly.

Which ended up with her experiencing sexual feelings she never had and thinking she was falling in

love only to be hurt in the process. Every woman has experienced something in their life similar to

Jemima's hurt only to be made stronger by the experience and hopefully a little wiser.

I enjoyed the book for the most part, it makes you more aware of how cruel the world can really be

and it allowed you to walk in the shoes of someone who is seriously struggling with a weight

problem.