In this New York Times-bestselling inspirational memoir, Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award-winning costar of The Practice, chronicles her jo...
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Jun 22, 2010
Matt
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Read this saucy, sassy autobio and you'll find Camryn Manheim just as engaging, funny, honest and intelligent in real life as any of her TV or film characters. You'll find what you see is what you get with her (in more ways than one!)...and if you are or ever have been overweight, or otherwise a social misfit, you will relate to her experiences and feel for her as well.
That Camryn has triumphed over societal expectations, professional bias and the just plain ass-headedness of others More...
That Camryn has triumphed over societal expectations, professional bias and the just plain ass-headedness of others More...
May 13, 2008
Holly (2 Kids and Tired)
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I loved it. A quick, easy read. It is laugh-out-loud funny. Camryn shares her story: how she became an actress and the highs and lows along the way. She's forthright and funny. She doesn't apologize for who she is: a woman who happens to be fat.
What I found so interesting, is the perspective. Often when we meet people, our first reactions aren't that they're skinng or fat, our first reactions are how much we like or don't like them. But to someone with image issues, wh More...
What I found so interesting, is the perspective. Often when we meet people, our first reactions aren't that they're skinng or fat, our first reactions are how much we like or don't like them. But to someone with image issues, wh More...
Nov 10, 2007
Tamara
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It's a funny story how I found this book.I went to a used bookstore and there it was...in the bargain bin.Needless to say, I had to rescue this book from being thrown away.I paid a quarter for this book and I haven't been sorry for buying it at all.
Why do I love this book? Because unlike other plus size women, she doesn't apologize for how she looks but instead, she praises being healthy.I definitely understand where she is coming from because I'm a plus size woman and I know how cru More...
Why do I love this book? Because unlike other plus size women, she doesn't apologize for how she looks but instead, she praises being healthy.I definitely understand where she is coming from because I'm a plus size woman and I know how cru More...
Dec 27, 2011
Susan
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I liked this book a lot, because I liked Manheim's persona a lot. The writing is not great--way too many "so" and "such a" phrases substituting for ampler description particularly bugged me. My four stars are for the humor--certain chapters had me laughing out loud--and for the good hard look at how fat oppression runs constantly in our culture. It's an old phrase, and one Manheim thankfully doesn't use, but it runs underneath the entire book: Fat is a feminist issue.
Feb 12, 2009
Tammy
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Actually, I owned a signed copy of this book and have gotten rid of it. I love Camryn Manheim, my daughter and I got to meet her at a book-signing here in town. I loved the book, too, but at the time, my daughter was so young and there were so many f-words in the book, I knew that if I kept it, she would pick it up to read. I think now that she's 21, she would love it, like I did. I regret not keeping it, but I don't regret my reasons for giving it away. I would recommend this book to any w
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Jan 02, 2009
Nima
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I can't remember exactly when I read this book, probably around the same time I started to get involved with the Curvy Revolution,but, you want to talk inspiring, this is it!! I was completely moved, and have since read and re-read this book. This truly is, "For all the fat girls out there."
Oct 08, 2009
Johanna
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"I want to live in a world...with tiramisu" is just one of the good quotes in this entertaining treatise on loving your plus-sized self. In addition to being a brief biography of Ms. Manheim from her childhood to post-Emmy win, this is also a glimpse into the New York acting school and theatre scene, with some stops at the more bizarre aspects of fat culture such as chubby-chasing and feeder fetishes. Too bad such a fiery advocate of fat acceptance is now playing second fiddle to Jenni
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Jun 11, 2009
I had to put the book down for a couple weeks because a friend lent me a different book that I was reading but so far this is freakin hilarious. I love her sense of humour. And the "Boyfriend Application".....? fucking awesome! :)
Oct 01, 2011
Sam
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I liked the first part (the part that was in her 1 woman show) better than the second. But overall, a funny book and uplifting book for all women fat or thin.
Aug 27, 2010
Laura
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Inspirational - she reminds me a bit of my sister - on the show (The Practice), too.
Feb 02, 2008
Emily
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AWESOME book... holds a special place in my heart because it changed my life forever! Before I read this book, I had no idea that there was any such thing as a man who preferred larger women, and it never occurred to me to accept myself the way I am. After reading this book, I wore a tank top and shorts for the first time since I was a kid, started to actually like myself for the first time ever, and began to have hope again... and to top it all off, the book is funny as hell! Just an all aro
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Jan 09, 2008
Susan
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Ok, I'm a Camryn Manheim groupie. I think she's a good actress but she really sucked me in with her talk show appearances. She's so very articulate and fun. So, when her book hit the stands, I grabbed it and then proceeded to gobble it up. It reads like a letter from an old friend. When I got done, I wanted to call her up and tell her how great it was and ask when we could meet for lunch. I'm sure she has some fatal flaw but I don't want to know about it.
Jun 03, 2008
Yosafbridg
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I have always liked Manheim as an actress, and this book got pretty decent reviews before it came out (i was doing collection development/buying in this area at the time~so i had to read all the reviews). I picked it up immediately and read it (on and off breaks at the bookstore~shhh, don't tell) even though my co-workers made fun of me for doing so.
Manheim has a great sense of humour as well as self-confidence and i highly recommend the book.
Manheim has a great sense of humour as well as self-confidence and i highly recommend the book.
Sep 13, 2011
Synesthesia
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Excellent book about a very cool actress.
Also full figured women can be hot too. I'm not saying this just because I am full figured either.
Also full figured women can be hot too. I'm not saying this just because I am full figured either.
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Feb 06, 2009
I never watched that lawyer show that Camryn Manheim was on, but I love her on Ghost Whisperer. Thought I'd read her book.
Oct 18, 2007
Celia
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I really didn't know much about Camryn Manheim before reading this book, and it was interesting - well written, funny and very moving in places. I became a little distracted with it towards the end when it's very focussed on her time at The Practice and winning her Emmy, but really enjoyed her thoughts on her weight and fat activism.
Nov 23, 2009
Heather
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Eh, it was OK. Quite different than what I was expecting, actually. I could connect with a lot of what she said about the struggle of being fat. But this book was a little more militant than I was wanting. Always on the defensive. Always. I don't know. I guess I just don't care about "fat acceptance" as much as she does.
Sep 28, 2008
Holly
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Funny, touching, and very readable, Camryn tells it like it is...what life is like for a woman who happens to be fat and who is also trying to make it as an actress. I was happily surprised and relieved to know that often she had felt or thought the same thing as me about being overweight.
May 11, 2008
Jennifer
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I love camryn Manheim and I loved this book. She writes about how frustrating it can be to be less than ideal in a world that punishes all of those who are not perfect.
So we are clear, I think she is damn sexy and quite a role model to me. And my copy is auotographed!
So we are clear, I think she is damn sexy and quite a role model to me. And my copy is auotographed!
Jan 01, 2012
Dana
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I found this to be an articulate, touching and really funny autobiography. I could really relate to Ms. Manheim, and I hope other young women can find as much encouragement and self-love as she has. No matter what you look like!
Sep 15, 2011
Erin
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I have nothing against this book, I just couldn't find the energy to finish it. The third that I did read was funny and well written, I just have no interest in finishing it. I'm hoping I'll finish it at a later point.
Dec 05, 2008
Allison
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"Please love me!" An actress wrote an entire book about her struggle to be OK with her weight, therefore, suggesting she's still not comfortable with herself.
