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55th out of 133 books
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The Perfectly True Tales of a Perfect Size 12
by
Robin Gold (Goodreads Author)
Delilah White’s perfect New York life is about to take a tumble . . . but change is good, right? Right?!? Delilah White, television’s semi-famous (to her own shock) and completely endearing Domestic Diva, likes herself just the way she is: a perfect size twelve. When her boss announces that she’s taking an early retirement, Delilah finds herself pitted against her rival, t...more
Paperback, 272 pages
Published
January 30th 2007
by Plume
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I looked forward to this book as a Meg Cabot-type chick lit tale, a la Heather Wells. Instead, I found a poorly written, snooze-inducing 260 pages.
The author uses a very heavy hand to write her story of Delilah White, Martha Stewart wannabe, and her quest to best rival Margot Hart for the plum producer's spot on Domestic Bliss. The constant flipping forward and backward in time, coupled with the hackneyed plot and bouncing-pinball point-of-view, made for a book I had trouble finishing.
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The author uses a very heavy hand to write her story of Delilah White, Martha Stewart wannabe, and her quest to best rival Margot Hart for the plum producer's spot on Domestic Bliss. The constant flipping forward and backward in time, coupled with the hackneyed plot and bouncing-pinball point-of-view, made for a book I had trouble finishing.
Oh, and a...more
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This book wanted to be more than it was. I am a fan of Meg Cabot as I told my sister on numerous occassions this is a wannabe Meg Cabot style book. The "chick lit" genre if you will but it was just below par.
It was a quick read and I sort of cared about the characters but there was not enough... I'm not sure. It was not as engaging as a Meg Cabot novel such as "Size 12 is Not Fat". This book fell a little flat and felt a might bit choppy as it mixed flashbacks with the present.
It was entertain...more
It was a quick read and I sort of cared about the characters but there was not enough... I'm not sure. It was not as engaging as a Meg Cabot novel such as "Size 12 is Not Fat". This book fell a little flat and felt a might bit choppy as it mixed flashbacks with the present.
It was entertain...more
If you want something brainless, this is an easy read. But the writing is quite irritating. The inner monologues are not believable and the character's use of language is not consistent throughout the book. Sometimes they sound like women trying to be sophisticated Manhattanites, other times it's like a 12 year old 'like oh my gawd!'. I also found the premise to very unrealistic. And although the title makes you think it's about a larger sized woman and her struggles in a size 4 world, the story...more
Deliah is a size 12, and doesn't care what others think, which in the day and age is refreshing to find in a story. It's also refreshing since she works in TV.
When her boss announces her retirement at the end of the summer, work becomes chaotic. The chaos blows in one weekend, during the 4th of July. While at a Sophia's family's party, Deliah realizes that she needs to put her foot down where her "friend" Margo is concerned. While doing that, Deliah finds herself falling for Jack, Sophia's cous...more
When her boss announces her retirement at the end of the summer, work becomes chaotic. The chaos blows in one weekend, during the 4th of July. While at a Sophia's family's party, Deliah realizes that she needs to put her foot down where her "friend" Margo is concerned. While doing that, Deliah finds herself falling for Jack, Sophia's cous...more
Oct 28, 2008
GirlwiththeBraids
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Ages 14 and up
Recommended to GirlwiththeBraids by:
Book Divas at CollectiveX
Domestic Bliss, a lifestyle how-to television program, would be nothing without their creative and efficient producer, Delilah White. Everyone knows she is going to get a big promotion soon. Being a caring person while putting up with New York life is sometimes a hard thing to do, so Delilah decides to accept her friend’s invitation to her family’s estate in the Catskills for Independence Day weekend. She doesn’t expect that her co-worker, the beautiful Margo, is coming also to secretly sabotage...more
Finally finished it - it's nothing short of drivel. Really and truly. The writer is juvinile, her style is that as well. My favorite? A psychic in the book starts chanting "Tatum ergo sacrumentum..." - idiot! Apparently, the author didn't do her homework and see that the Tatum Ergo is a very sacred hymn of adoration. Really, don't read it - no wonder she hasn't written since.
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Cute and entertaining book. It reads like a first book for the author, but was fun and easy to read. I enjoyed it, although I felt like there could be more plot and character development. IT was a very quick read and things moved fast, which was good at the end and did help keep it interesting. The ending was cute, not terribly surprising, and a bit corny, but it was a good book. A nice, short, for-fun read.
This is a light puff of a story that would have been fine as superficial chick lit if I hadn't been so annoyed by the title. I don't see where the protagonist's size has much to do with the plot, and I resent the fact that the book may have been titled the way it is just to lure in women readers. This may be overly picky of me, but I feel like I was a little mislead.
Easy breezy fun read. It took me only a few days to finish this. It was funny and goofy. The chapters were short which I like. I had fun reading this book and adored Deliah White and pitied Margo Hart. We all had a Margo Hart In our lives and can relate to whom we thought was our friend. I’m glad I ignored all the bad reviews. If you are looking for a fun easy funny book read this you won’t regret it. Better yet form your own opinion after you read it.
Oh man, was this dumb. Extremely fluffy chick lit. I was bothered by some of the obvious stereotyping in the book (the maid's name is Consuela and she's a motherly Hispanic woman? really?), and it was way overwritten, with the POV jumping from the head of one character to another. But it was just the sort of stupid read I needed this week.
The voice of this book bothered me - it kept jumping back and forth. Also the confrontation in the bounce house was a little obnoxious. I feel like I would have taken the ending in a different direction. I also don't know why she felt she had to get Margo drunk in order to confront her.
I am not sure how to give no star but that would have been the rating, unable to go past the first 5 pages, very hard to get over that fact that almost every sentence begins with a characters name, like the reader can not figure out who is talking.
The main characters are really interesting. They are well written, their dialogue is great, and they seem real. The supporting cast, however, is made of just awful caricatures. Seriously, Consuela the Mexican maid that says "loco in the cabeza!" No. Just no.
I picked up this book from the bargin bin at Borders and judged it by it's title and cover and was glad I wasn't disappointed. It's a fun tale of friendship and people that try to balance work and fun.
A nice, light read. But I find it difficult to get past obvious 'lazy' errors such as tulips and cherry trees blooming on the Fourth of July (even in upstate NY). And a small lake having tides.
I committed because I had actually read this book, but it's not worth your time. It seemed like this was the author's first book and she was just trying too hard.
Light fluffy chic lit. Delilah was a little too perfect, the antagonist a little too evil, the problems resolved all too easily. Fun, easy read but it's not going to blow your mind.
This was a quick easy read and perfect for a beach read. Not to mention for my fellow BT girls she mentions Birch Trail by it's full and proper name!
I read this while I was on vacation, and it was the perfect quick read for a cruise ship.
Fun plot, some chuckles in the dialogue.
Fun plot, some chuckles in the dialogue.
Aug 01, 2010
Molly Giddens
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Cute, easy read. Delilah is a sweet character who just wants what's right by her. There is no deep meaning in this book - just a quick, fun read. Totally cheesy. :)
This was a cute story about a girl, a guy, a career, a long weekend, and a wicked friend. It was a little predictable and I can do without the F word. It was alright, but I don't know if I would recommend it.
Didn't care for the language. It was a bit silly but a light, fun summer read.
This was another easy read. Good when you're not wanting to think too hard
A really fun, fast read. It's over the top and completely outrageous, a great a little escape story.
Cute book - quick read, but fun. Definitely suspenseful!
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It is very cute and funny. I really enjoyed it.
Jul 25, 2011
Tori
added it
2007
I appreciated this book. It's definitely chick lit, but the main character is neither whiny nor desperate for a man.
this was a fun story. the main theme was two assistant producers vieing for the producers spot..one of these women was doing very unkind things inorder to "win" the position...there was also a nice romance thrown in...all in all this was worth the read...try it if you are looking for light and meaningless!!
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