The Earth, My Butt and Other Round Things | Saturday, January 20, 2007 @12:36 PM
Book 23: The Earth, My Butt and Other Round Things
Author: Carolyn Mackler
Recommended For: Everyone who thinks that life is not picture perfect
Reviewer: Etsu
Oh here I go again. Another impulse buy. I am pretty sure that the authors are rich because of people like me. People who buy a book because of the beautiful cover and the great synopsis of the story that they have at the back of the book.
This book is about Virginia, who is fat and less that perfect. The story revolved around Virginia and her family and friends. Lets face it. Being fat has certain rules like do not try to be popular or well likes. Virginia had created a Fat Girl Code of Conduct, a system by which she has no choice but to follow as long as she is fat. What makes matters worse is her parents are very successful in their careers and her elder brother and sister almost seemed like the perfect son and daughter.
Almost.
As you read this story, you feel like Virginia, 16 years old, low self esteem thanks to being fat and ugly. This story also reveals the superficial world that we live in, where looks does matter. You will see situations from Virginia’s point of view, being at a disadvantage because of her looks but nonetheless, still wants the same things in life as the rest of the girl population. There were times I could relate to Virginia, having no idea who she really is, but trying her best to fit in. There were also some occasional rebellious moments.
Some interesting characters from the book include her crush, Froggy and her friends, also less than perfect. It is sad to sometimes think about how we live our life based on how others want to think we are. Being judgmental somehow feels like it is natural and that we are all born with it. Its like, we know its wrong, but we still do it anyway.
Everyone will go through life feeling that they are less than perfect. There will always be something that we want to change about ourselves. It is natural. However, we should not forget that success and happiness also fall onto people who are less than perfect. It is not a fairy tale. It is a possible reality. This book is such a story.
I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did. I only took 5 days to finish the book. A simple story, but extremely touching.
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