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Title: Disappointed
Review: While reading the blurb I thought I might find a deeper story between the covers. I am rarely one to leave a book unfinished; this one came close. I found it hard to feel any sustained sympathy for the main character. She consistently blames everyone for her problems (her mom, her men, the media), but rarely does the author reveal her consistently doing anything but looking for a quick cure to her obesity. The author's point about media influencing ideas of beauty (particularly weight)is well taken, but she takes no time in discussing the issue in terms of health and self esteem. How did Serpentine get to be a size 24? There are certainly deeper problems, and I felt cheated. I did not like the trite references to "Serpentine Fire", as if having your name as a title in a song is what validates you as a person.
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