Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl by Mona Awad is a collection of 13 short stories that read together as a book. Lizzie is the girl in the title who is fat most of her life, until she gets thin. Even after she gets thin, she still sees herself as a fat girl.
Awad's writing is clever and witty, sad and tender. She brings into the spotlight our culture's obsession with body size. Her observations are spot on, yet I found this a painful book to read. I was hoping Lizzie just might find a way to be happy with herself. Well written, but sad.
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