Title: Shallow and silly
Product review: This book really got on my nerves. One thing that bugged me is that before Doloras loses weight shes outspoken and wickedly funny (I didnt really find her very amusing but I got the feeling that Lamb meant her to be anyway)and then after she loses weight shes really weak and lets her boyfriend boss her around. Its like Wally Lamb cant see a sexy desirable female as being strong minded, only an "undesirable fat girl" can have a sharp edge. Maybe he doesnt see overweight women as being "real females" since they arent desirable to him so that made it easier for him to write about a woman. Its odd that when Doloras gets some sex appeal she also becomes weak and dumb. Not that she was so great a character in the first place. I found this plot silly and soap operaish. If you want to read a "realistic" story about depression, then read the Bell Jar and leave this shallow crap alone.
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