Jane Green
Paperback | Pages: 373 pages Rating: 3.65 | 111615 Users | 2597 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Jemima J |
| ISBN: | 0767905180 (ISBN13: 9780767905183) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Jemima Jones, Ben Williams, Geraldine Turner |
| Setting: | United Kingdom Santa Monica, California(United States) Kilburn, London, England(United Kingdom) |
Description Toward Books Jemima J
Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better paid) at the Kilburn Herald, Jemima finds that her only consolation is food. Add to this her passion for her charming, sexy, and unobtainable colleague Ben, and Jemima knows her life is in need of a serious change. When she meets Brad, an eligible California hunk, over the Internet, she has the perfect opportunity to reinvent herself–as JJ, the slim, beautiful, gym-obsessed glamour girl. But when her long-distance Romeo demands that they meet, she must conquer her food addiction to become the bone-thin model of her e-mails–no small feat.With a fast-paced plot that never quits and a surprise ending no reader will see coming, Jemima J is the chronicle of one woman's quest to become the woman she's always wanted to be, learning along the way a host of lessons about attraction, addiction, the meaning of true love, and, ultimately, who she really is.
Define Containing Books Jemima J
| Title | : | Jemima J |
| Author | : | Jane Green |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 373 pages |
| Published | : | June 5th 2001 by Broadway Books |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Romance. Fiction. Adult. Contemporary Romance. Adult Fiction. Contemporary |
Rating Containing Books Jemima J
Ratings: 3.65 From 111615 Users | 2597 ReviewsCriticism Containing Books Jemima J
I've never been so thoroughly disgusted with a book. In Jemima J, Jane Green glorifies anorexia and then tries to claim that the main character is merely "obsessed" with exercising, even though she is clearly not eating. The result? Jemima loses a massive amount of weight (about 80 lbs.) in a short period of time, and all of a sudden, men can't keep their eyes off of her.The plot is lame, even for Chick Lit. Fat girl falls in love with unattainable guy, chats with American hunk online, decidesDear Bridget Jones,You really should meet up for a cappuccino and a chocolate croissant with Jemima Jones. I think the two of you have the potential to be great friends, as you have so much more in common than just your last names (distant, long-lost relatives, perhaps?).After all, youre both single women, journalists, Londoners, traumatized by eccentric mothers, habitual dieters, smartasses, Silk Cut smokers, and prone to sleeping with handsome bastards while waiting for Mr. Right to come
Maybe because I deal with literature every day in my job, I tend to pick books that are entertaining and easy to read while trying to wind down... and Jane Green's books fit that description for me. A lot of the other reviews I've read trash the "message" of this book about fat people, losing weight, etc.... but somehow I doubt that she wrote this as an attack on fat people of the world... or to promote eating disorders. I found Jemima to be pretty "real" -- most people don't initially go right
This book actually made me mad when I read it, to the point that I stuck a post-it note warning in the book before I returned it to the library. Five reasons why this book is dreadful:a) The heroine, Jemima, is constantly described as being morbidly obese and too fat to function in society. Jane Green, the author, mentions several times that Jemima can't fit into chairs. Now, Jemima is 5'7 and 217 pounds. That may not be the size of a supermodel, but the way Jemima is described throughout the
I don't know why this book has a low rating. because for me it's worth reading. maybe it's because I like makeover stories. this is my first Jane Green book I read but I searched for Jane Green books ever since!some of her book tell us about a value we should keep and this Jemima J. is one of that.Jemima Jones is a fat girl that loves one of her colleagues named Ben Williams. but she knows that to be Ben's girl she must be dreaming. she also has a best friend in her office named Geraldine
"Sometimes in life, you have to make things happen. That you can change your life if you're willing to let go of the old and actively look for the new. That even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. 5 UGLY DUCKLING STARS.This is my ultimate go to book, it's like comfort pages for my book soul. I fell in love with Jane Green's perfectly written novels some years ago in my late teens and I have read and re read the novel so much that my paperback version is
Ugh. This book doesn't empower "ugly ducklings," it panders to them. The fat-phobia is so thick in this book I can't believe I got through it. The main character's obvious eating disorder is glorified, encouraged, and applauded. If I were a lesser woman here is the message I would've gleaned from this shitfest: "The only way to be happy, advance your career, find a hot man, and make your skanky roommates jealous is: eat lettuce and work out fanatically. Also, lying on the internet is ok!"
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