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Summary: Shouldn't positive body image extend to women of all sizes?
Review: I really wanted to like this book. I admire women who are comfortable with the bodies they have, regardless of what size or shape those bodies might be. However, I found the tone of this book to be insulting and rather hypocritical. Our society's treatment of overweight people can be incredibly cruel, but that doesn't make it okay to diss skinny women. I am a size four, and this book made me feel bad about myself in the same way that fat jokes make larger women feel. I found certain parts of this book quite funny (though I sometimes found myself wincing even as I was laughing), and I really admire Mo'Nique for the things she's overcome in her life. I also like her conversational prose style, but the pervasive attitude against skinny women who don't harbor some secret desire to be big really turned me off. Major kudos to Mo'Nique for loving the skin she's in, but she doesn't need to put other people down to express that.
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Summary: hey
Review: I recommend all big girls read it will give you a since of awareness you never had for far to long we've been abused but this book put those people onfront street so we'll see them a mile away.
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Summary: IT NOT WHAT YOU DO IT'S HOW YOU DO IT
Review: I think that Mo'Nique has a problem with herself and trys to tell the world that she ok and its ok to be big. In my eyes its nothing wrong with being big or large but its how you carry yourself. You cannot walk around in life trying to make someone else feel bad to make yourself look good because when she gets home at night she probably cry herself to sleep. Now that being said if she wanted to make a point with Big Women or people in general she could should have to kept the point of how you can love yourself being big in a small world. Yes it is true that we live in a Barbie world and thin is in but in reality is not because I myself love dating big people but that does not mean that you have to put other down to make yourself feel good. This book has some good points but overall Mo'Nique needs to grow up and figure out what she loves about herself and STOP pointing the finger at everyone else(maybe thats why her husband left her).
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Summary: You tell these skinny B/*-HES, MO'NIQUE!
Review: I understand her message that everyone needs to be comfortable with their body. I feel that the title of the book was so childish and the book was trashy. She wants people to believe that being overweight is healthy. I also hate when she uses the word skinny B**** that is crazy. Some of you may not agree with this ,but who cares it my opinion of the book.
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Summary: Healthy Self-Esteem...
Review: Mo'Nique has crafted a funny semi-biographical book that had me laughing from start to finish. The overall message in the book is positive, motivational and encouraging for BIG girls. Mo'Nique has proven that no matter what she endured from childhood to her current success in Hollywood...the end result is a healthy dose of self-esteem! She is able to make light (no pun intended) of fat jokes, small airline seats, exercise trials and tribulations, dating perils and the evil skinny women. I enjoyed this light-hearted read that also included photos from her personal collection, a thin-o-meter, important years in big-girl history, how to identify the skinny evil ones, her favorite websites, a guide to getting the best grub in airports, dating tips, a who's who list of chubby men and big girls.
At any rate Mo'Nique is laughing all the way to the bank. U GO MO!!
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Summary: Shake What Your Mama Gave You
Review: Mo'Nique is funny, irreverent and profane as she takes us on her journey from being born a ten-pound plus baby to the two hundred twenty pound television and movie actor who takes no prisoners when it comes to weight. She shares the picky and annoying eating habits of the thin to the difficulties of finding fashionable, beautiful clothing for large women. California restaurants are a particular sore point for her because of their propensity to serve tiny vegetarian portions of mostly inedible food. She will have your mouth watering even if you don't particularly like fast food as she escapes the upscale restaurants to find a cure for her hunger headache. Monique attributes her positive self-image to her father who always told her she was beautiful.Skinny Women Are Evil gives helpful information at the end of each chapter such as websites for heavy women, clothing stores with good selections, the best restaurants in cities and airports, and lists of large people who are successful. It is a quick, amusing read even if it is just a bit hard on size eight to ten women of the world. Reviewed by Alice Holman
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers
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Summary: I highly recommend this book to everyone
Review: Mo'Nique mixes humor, observations about life and her own life story to
weave a story whose message is love your self no matter what size you wear.
Mo'Nique talks about growing up in a family that included two loving parents and two brothers and a sister. She indicates that she has was always been a big girl and was sometimes teased by her siblings because of it. However, the most notable thing to me about Mo'Nique's youth and how it shaped her into the dynamic, confident person we see today is that her father continually told her she was the prettiest girl in the world. Such words spoken by a father to any little girl, big or small, does wonders for a girl's and later a women's self esteem. It was a wonderful message, but not as prominent in the book as it could have or should have been. However, I loved that the message was there, and while Mo'Nique recounted that she had her share of difficulties (two failed marriages, and a momentary obsession to lose weight in order to fit in to Hollywood),throughout it all it seemed to me like she had too much confidence and too much self love to fall victim to other people's limited expectations of her. I attributed this to the pride and self-esteem that was instilled in her by her father.
Besides her parents, Mo'Nique also details that she is supported by a close circle of friends, and that her brother, Steve, has been her manager from the beginning and continues in that role to this day. She credits him for helping her to reach the marqee status that she has obtained in Hollywood, which includes a successful television series, a string of movies (where she literally steals the show), and a thriving and hilarious standup routine. It was nice to see the depths of Mo'Nique's loyalty, and that she "made it" with the assistance of a person that was with her from the beginning. Mo'Nique admits there are some nice skinny women in the world, and gives large sisters guides on how to tell a cool six from an evil eight. She also dispenses some anecdotes on how big women really have it going on when it comes to men and how she was able to prove this point time and again to her smaller friends. Mo'Nique packs her book with a great deal of useful information. She will tell you which are best and worst places for a large person to eat, sleep, and shop for clothes, as well as the problems big people have with public transportation. She has a listing of the best big girl jams, the best web sites for large people and a time line of important events in big girl history. Mo'Nique takes pride in her appearance which includes dressing well and wearing things that normally are not associated with larger women. She encourages all big women to discover their best features and to buy sexy clothes which accentuate those features. She encourages big women to eat what they like, including dessert, but not to overindulge, and not buy into the stereotype that being a skinny person is better than being a larger person. Mo'Nique also makes the points that all big people should strive to stay healthy, and should develop an exercise routine that works for them but which does not have to be based on traditional exercise programs that are geared toward thinner people. The funniest portions of Mo'Nique's book include the section of "your momma so skinny" jokes, her comparison of a day in the life of a skinny girl to a the day in the life of a big girl, and the way she recounts that upon arriving in Hollywood she tried every available exercise and diet program. I would highly recommend this book to everyone. It's funny, easy to read, and makes some great points that transcend weight, including the need to love yourself, the significance of embracing the body you are in, and the importance of pursuing your dreams and not restricting yourself based on what other people say you can or should do. reviewed by ; misrich
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Summary: Not as giften with a pen as she is with a stage.
Review: Mo'Nique offers the reader a unique perspective, but the book is written with a juvenile style that is a bit dissapointing (although easy to read).
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Summary: Monique IS My Girl But Her Book Is Ok
Review: Monique is my girl and all but her book is ok. It did have a lot of stereo typing, and harsh words. The reason I rated her book a 3 is because there were some funny parts, her life was interesting as she was growing up, and it was a little boring. My mom had bought the book through her Black Expressions book club and she is a big woman herself. This book is kind of helpful for big people who has low self-esteem because Monique does tell people to love themselves but as far as telling others to sneak food into the pocket books and pockets was just to far and dumb.
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Summary: This book is as degrading as The Parkers televsion show.
Review: Monique is one of the most overated persons on television today. Her stand up consist of the same tired jokes about skinny women versus overweight women and this book is no exception to her tired stand up routine. Monique harbors a lot of hatred for people in her past and she hasn't gotten over it. She is extremely bitter and she equates being fat to laziness which isn't always the reason why some women are overweight. I don't understand the reason for writing this book other than to stretch out the last little bit of fame she has left. Very few parts of the book were funny and her use of profanity in the book was excessive. She should try therapy next time instead of writing tripe like this.
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