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The Folly Of Assumption

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I have known Lee for about a year now. I picked up her latest book at a Convention here in Houston. I know that Lee is a Large Size Activisit. Meaning that she is a fighter for Fat Rights. The stories in this book go along with that theme. A few days after the convention I picked up the book. I am a fairly slow reader...but I sucked these stories up like they were ice water on a hot Texas summerday. All of the stories were just little treats to be savored. I will definatly read this book again. My only complaint is that the book was not longer. I hope that there will be a second vomume soon. I encourage everyone to pick this one up.

Lee Martindale plays with all sorts of literary and genre conventions and manages to make every one of them work for her in a totally unexpected way. She's a terrific writer, has a wonderful imagination, and a political perspective I agree with completely. I wish her work were better known, included in all sorts of anthologies that were required reading in schools of all levels. Her work can really create changes in people's hearts and minds about fat prejudice.

Lee Martindale's "The Folly of Assumption" is an intelligent and witty collection os short stories that inspire and enthrall the reader. Lee takes the common stereotypes of beauty and ability and turns them on their ears. The emergence of of heroes of size and substance as exciting, vibrant, beautiful people is something long overdue. This collection is sorely needed, appreciated, and worth reading over and over again.