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A review by abookishaffair
Fat Is the New 30: The Sweet Potato Queens' Guide to Coping with (the crappy parts of) Life by Jill Conner Browne
4.0
This was my first experience with the Sweet Potato Queens books. There are several that came before Fat is the New 30. I had seen the books just about everywhere and had heard a lot of good things so I was really excited when I finally got this opportunity to read this book.
Jill Conner Browne had me smiling and at some parts, I was laughing out loud even. While the book is geared towards people a little bit older than me who have had a lot more life experience (children, houses, etc.), I still found a lot to like about this book. I can most definitely see why her books are so popular with so many people.
Being around Browne in real life must be a hoot. She has so many funny stories and gets herself into so many funny situations. The way that she writes really pulls the reader in. You don't feel like you're so much reading than sitting and gabbing with a friend over coffee. I love when books can make you feel that way.
My only real, sort of criticism is that though this book is mostly a stand alone book, Browne makes several references to previous Sweet Potato Queens books and some of the things that you would only know not having read the books. It kind of took me out of the story having not read the book.
Bottom line: This is a very funny book and I am definitely looking forward to reading some more Sweet Potato Queens.
Jill Conner Browne had me smiling and at some parts, I was laughing out loud even. While the book is geared towards people a little bit older than me who have had a lot more life experience (children, houses, etc.), I still found a lot to like about this book. I can most definitely see why her books are so popular with so many people.
Being around Browne in real life must be a hoot. She has so many funny stories and gets herself into so many funny situations. The way that she writes really pulls the reader in. You don't feel like you're so much reading than sitting and gabbing with a friend over coffee. I love when books can make you feel that way.
My only real, sort of criticism is that though this book is mostly a stand alone book, Browne makes several references to previous Sweet Potato Queens books and some of the things that you would only know not having read the books. It kind of took me out of the story having not read the book.
Bottom line: This is a very funny book and I am definitely looking forward to reading some more Sweet Potato Queens.