The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt Through a Body-Obsessed World [Paperback]

Bunkie Lynn (Author), Rick Baldwin (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

A best-selling wickedly funny parody of the self-help genre navigating the obstacles faced by Big Girls in a society that worships females with toothpick arms and zero body fat. Women everywhere who battle weight loss, self-esteem issues, and hormonal fluctuations will laugh out loud at Bunkie's "advice" and her sarcastic, poignant tale of Life as a Big Girl With Attitude!

Editorial Reviews

Review

Celebrates living large with sass, heart and swift wit. Brazen and fun, a much-needed toast to the Junoesque sisterhood! --Lori Hall Steele, Detroit Free Press

If laughter is the best medicine, you'll definitely be healthier after reading this book! --Darel Snodgrass, WKNO-FM, Memphis

This tongue-in-cheek expository will lift your spirits and tickle your funny bone. Bunkie's flaming hot sarcasm will have you rolling with laughter...share this book with your girlfriends, they will thank you for it! --Elyse Thibodeaux, Beaumont Examiner

From the Publisher

The Big Girls' Guide to Life was selected as a Finalist in ForeWord Magazine's 2004 Book of the Year Awards! Women of all sizes who need a good belly laugh about hormones, dieting, and fashion trends will see why this book was selected as a Finalist...from the hilarious "tips" on surviving menopause by Bunkie Lynn to the outrageous illustrations by Rick Baldwin, this book is a winner!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Ladybug Pub Llc (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097213011X
• ISBN-13: 978-0972130110
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,871,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Yes, it's meant to be satire, but. . ., November 20, 2006

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Kasee L. Kozel (MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt Through a Body-Obsessed World (Paperback)

You don't self-deprecate yourself to a point that dispirits your target audience. Why? Because they'll start to walk away. I can't help but think this book makes you feel worse than what the roll-it-off-your-shoulders theme the authors intends. Since reading books from Wendy Shanker & McClure, "The Big Girls'Guide to Life" isn't funny anymore.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like to laugh, January 4, 2004

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Cindy Kershner (Nashville, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt Through a Body-Obsessed World (Paperback)

If you like to laugh, don't miss The Big Girls' Guide to Life. Bunkie Lynn tells it like it is for a lot of women as she covers such subjects as food and its procurement; exercise and its avoidance; clothes, makeup, hair and its removal; heaving yourself up the career ladder; and relationships and money. There's a lot of truth between the laughs, no matter what size you are!

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Big laughs, February 7, 2005

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Trinette "Trini" (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Big Girls' Guide to Life: A Plus-Sized Jaunt Through a Body-Obsessed World (Paperback)

This book is a riot. I think the author still has issues though. Her fashion section is so outdated it goes back to the earlier 90's!
She adds the "fat is funny" to her style which is good,but still sterotypical. People laugh at fat people as it is. The good thing is it stays posative which is excellent. I'd give it a 5,but it's not 5 worthy.