The Fat Girl, Marilyn Sachs
The Fat Girl, Marilyn Sachs
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The Fat Girl

Author: Marilyn Sachs

Narrator: Trevor Goble

Unabridged: 4 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/20/2021

Synopsis

Jeff Lyons can’t stand Ellen de Luca, the fat girl in his ceramics class. She’s huge, clumsy, can’t throw a pot to save her life, and stares at Jeff all the time. But he’s a "nice guy" and feels terrible when Ellen overhears his hurtful remarks about her. The "crumbs of kindness" he tosses her way soon turn into advice on weight loss, college, clothes, hair . . . and, to everyone’s surprise, good-looking Jeff actually dumps his pretty girlfriend to be with the fat girl! Re-creating Ellen is a labor of love, Jeff thinks. But as her pounds melt away, Jeff resents the happy, independent young woman he has unleashed. Where is the gratitude for all he’s done for her? With this darkly ironic take on the classic Pygmalion tale, Marilyn Sachs offers young readers a candid portrayal of what happens when the intoxicating thrill of control is confused with love.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ✦BookishlyRichie✦ on January 12, 2012

This was a good ass read. These are the types of main characters we need to see more in YA fiction. Jeff is the type of character who is a dick and doesn't think he is and even in the end, he still thinks he's great. It shows the realness of people because not everyone is going to change or grow, some......more

Goodreads review by Amanda on April 20, 2014

Although many people are giving this book a bad rap, I quite enjoyed it. Before you begin to disagree, you need to hear me out. Yes, the style of writing can be inconsistent at times, but it is meant to portray the narcissism of the protagonist(?), Jeff, and to bring out his characterization. What I......more

Goodreads review by Pezi on September 10, 2023

Wow... Just wow. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that the POV of a teenage boy trying to "save" his overweight classmate will just make you doubt humanity as a whole a bit. I guess it's very realistic though and people like that run around in the real world. I'm still not sure what to think about a......more

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