Jemima J is a story about a woman who is nearly a hundred pounds over weight and very unhappy for it. Jemima sets off to reinvent herself online by pretending to be JJ, a model who is bone thin and body perfect in every way. Unfortunately, she meets a man online who demands they meet in person, so she has to try and become her cyber-space persona.
Overall, I liked this book. There were some really funny and touching parts, but at the same time I felt terrible that this poor woman felt the need to pretend to be something other than she was. Jemima wants so desperately to be different than she is- in an almost sad and pathetic way.
In short, for anyone who has ever been overweight, you can completely understand how Jemima feels, because let's face it- being chubby sucks. The author did a wonderful job of making this character believable and likable, but at the same time, it was almost as if the moral of the story was that you have to be a size two to be happy. Sure, being a size two is ideal, who wouldn't want that? But not essential to be happy with yourself, which Jemima eventually figures out.
(I gave this book three out of five hearts)
Reviewed by:
Charlotte
Monday, March 10, 2008
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