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Summary: I read it in one sitting! Simply wonderful!
Review: I was a fan before but I am a bigger fan now. Your true humor and wit clearly came through in your writing. The personal ad stories you relayed were absolutely priceless. I read, on average, a book a week and I have never laughed out loud as much as I did when reading your story. I can't thank you enough for letting us into your head and heart. You are a perfect female role model: Strong, Intelligent, Confident, Beautiful, Funny, Hardworking, Loving with just the right amount of attitude. I'm anxiously awaiting your next book! Thanks for the inspiration.
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Summary: READ IT. NOW!
Review: Ms. Manheim is such a positive role model for women of all sizes who have been evaluated on appearances before skills. I just love a woman who can trounce her boss at cribbage!
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Summary: Camyrn shows us how to accept ourselves at any weight
Review: First of all to all the negative reviews obviously posted by thin or ignorant people let them dare to walk in the shoes of an overweight person and Id bet a high wager that they wouldnt be so quick to judge someone. Being an overweight young black woman I have a double negative first being overweight second being black in america. I know the pain and can relate to the thoughts and humilations that ms manheim has lived. Being overweight is not a choice for many and the misconception of being lazy is just a myth. I have struggled with my weight I work out to taebo so just because I am large does not mean i am inactive nor am i unattractive. I would like to say that Ms Manheim offers a poignant and realistic novel about what it is like to not obey the size charts for acceptance in america. But she also proves that she is just as beautiful and elegant and as any other powerhouse actress and dare I say she is much more talented(hint the golden globe and emmy awards she has won) than the skinny waifs that bow down to hollywoods perception of what is beauty and what is not. She can rightly challenge susan saradon and others to beauty contest anyday. I love you camyrn thank you for showing me that I am someone in this cruel thin obsessed culture.
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Summary: Marry Me, Camryn!
Review: I started reading this book out of curiosity, and quickly found I couldn't put it down. The chapter on her personals ad dates with "Doug" alone are enough to justify buying this book. Absolutely hilarious. Possessing a rare combination of good looks, intelligence and a sharp, genuine wit, Ms. Manheim leaves all the Baywatch cut-out Barbie doll girls that our media seem obsessed with in the dust. I hope she plans to write another.
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Summary: Compassionate, poignant, and hilariously written autobio!
Review: Reviewers here who are so quick to judge Camryn Manheim's brilliantly-written memoir are falling for the very myth Manheim wishes to dispel: that people who do not fit the societal and media-driven model of appearances are somehow less as people and therefore not worth considering for their more important merits as human beings. This attitude is disgusting, and I wholly applaud Manheim for so feistily and intelligently challenging it.But that's not the only reason I applaud Manheim and her work - she is clearly a gifted, dedicated artist who continually strives to improve her craft as an actor, writer, and activist. She is a strong-willed, determined fighter as well as a compassionate and empathetic person who clearly values honesty, loyalty, and kindness to others among all human characteristics (and practises what she preaches!!) She is also modest enough to thank those who helped her along the way in both her professional and personal growth. And people have problems with this????? Camryn Manheim's memoir was an inspiration to me personally and professionally, as I'm a software-engineer-by-day-trying-to-make-it-as-a-would-be-writer-by-night, who has also dealt with weight-related issues from both sides (I was slightly overweight in high school, then became bulimarexic late in HS and college). Having only recently reached a healthy (though not "ideal") weight is only the trivial side of my "success" story - I feel my true personal success came at age 28, when I finally began to accept and forgive myself more, understand myself (as well as other people!) more deeply, and work harder for what I wanted and what I believed in. I identified so succinctly with Manheim's own personal struggles with parents, friends, peers, and colleagues; her memoir will always be a positive reminder, reinforcing me and making me laugh and cry at the same time. I'm ever so hopeful that people who initially shun Manheim's work will have second thoughts and become enlightened, and those who do understand (like many of us here) will hopefully never "drop the torches"...thanks Camryn! :)
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Summary: GREAT BOOK!!!!!!
Review: I absolutely loved this book! She is so funny, yet so honest and down-to-earth. I think she is very brave for putting her life up for the world to see, in a one-woman play and a book. I think she has really shown the world that she can not be held down, no matter who gets in her way. I wish everyone had the confidence she has found.
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Summary: Uplifting, essential read for people of every size!
Review: This book is wonderfully written, funny, heartfelt and poignant. Camryn has helped relieve the sting of self-loathing that has plagued many fat Americans for far too long. She is a living, breathing embodiment of the fact that fat people are intelligent, articulate, hardworking, talented, beautiful, sensuous beings who deserve respect - and should demand it if necessary! Anyone who has ever felt disappointed at what they've seen in the mirror would be well served to read this book.
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Summary: WHAT A WOMAN!
Review: I have just finished "Wake Up, I'm Fat" and really feel as though I'm better equipped to deal with the world thanks to Camryn Manheim. She says that it is OK to be different, to stand out from what society deems beautiful, just as long as you love yourself. Well, I can do that! If you have any self-image doubts, READ THIS BOOK. She in no way says, Hey! It's cool to be fat! (Anyone who thinks that, didn't read the book) but she does say that you don't have to hate yourself if you are. I gotta meet this woman. She may have just changed my life!
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Summary: Kudos!!
Review: As someone who has been thin and fat [and saw how differently I was treated each time], I totally enjoyed Ms. Manheim's book. I was very happy to see that it wasn't a 'come to my pity-party' type of book, and instead filled with stories of how she accepted her size, and insisted on living full life. It's amazing that so many people find being fat, full-figured, or whatever you want to call it, some kind crime against humanity. It's about time we heard from a large size woman who revels in her own sexuality, her curves, her independence, and is mouthy on top of it all. Telling women they're only beautiful if they come in a certain size, and look a certain way IS RIDICULOUS and sexist [think about it: Marilyn Monroe would look huge next to Jennifer Aniston]. Eating disorders, and their roots in low self-esteem and self-hatred,are far more dangerous to the health and well-being of women [esp. young teenagers] than carrying around some extra pounds. More importantly, worrying about size and whether or not you're the Hollywood/Madison Ave. ideal, is a waste of time and detracts women's attention from far more important issues going down in this world.
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Summary: Another breakout performance from Ms. Manheim!
Review: If you think the book is great, check out the audiobook version and hear Camryn in action. Abridged from the original work, this version is just as witty and inspiring, especially with the heartfelt and hilarious reading by the author. I read the hardcover book and then listened to the audiobook and was wowed even more by Camryn's sparkling talent. She is one great storyteller with a fascinating story to tell. Don't miss it!
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