she's always been more on the judgmental side, & prone to carrying weight. meredith, meanwhile, is a restaurant critic in new york city. she's always been happy & sporty & slim, & meredith has always felt that stephanie had the perfect life. stephanie is a new mom who lives in the suburbs with her husband. The story follows two sisters, stephanie & meredith. i hated all the characters & didn't care what happened to them. it was an astonishingly fast read, considering the fact that i felt i was being slowly plodded to my doom.
This one had a good splash of dog in the second half, and in the best way! That makes me amiable towards the story. Pace, I've discovered that the star ratings I give are directly proportional to how much dogs feature in the story. Just depends on your point of view I'd imagine. My personal issues asside though, I liked a lot about the book and, while no masterpiece, I'm sure a lot of peoe will identify and love it. In particular, popping her in front of baby Einstein so much! Working with babies and studying child education and development, no-I can't stand reading about babies with TV babysitters.
I also took huge issue with the description of Ivy (the baby). Plus, a book so focused on women's image of themselves and how self esteem is so tied to weight, I wanted more-more inspiration, more philosophical discussion, more cultural critique, more emotion! That is a huge (no pun intended) issue in America today, and the book didn't hit that resounding chord. I wanted them to discover that it's not a diet that needs to change, it's a lifestyle, and then see that change them! I guess it sort of happened in the end, but we didn't really SEE it. Maybe what bothered me most was the fixation on different diets as the way to happiness. Yes, they find themselves on their own, but then I'd like to see more! I was sad that there wasn't more to the sisters relationship. As always, the dog descriptions were the best and once he finally entered the picture I liked that sister much more (not a good sign that I've already forgotten their names!). I usually really like books about women discovering themselves and trying to improve their lives, but this one seemed to lack something-a bit shallow maybe.
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