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The Makedown [Paperback]

Gitty Daneshvari (Author)
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February 25, 2009
Anna Norton used to be fat. Correction: Anna Norton used to be a fat, nerdy, overeater with low self esteem. When she moves from suburban Ohio to Manhattan at age 23, her life does a total 180. With guidance from her boss, an unlikely Fairy Godmother in the form of a chic caterer and excellent cook, Anna loses all the weight and--though still not quite Kate Moss--finally drops her inferiority complex, brushes the crumbs off her skirt, and enters the world of feeling good, looking good, and...finally having sex.

When Anna meets Ben, the man of her dreams (and of every other person's dreams who isn't blind) she almost can't believe she is dating the Ken Doll. Deep down, she is still the chubby nerd who wrote in a diary called Hello Fatty. But not everything is perfect; her hot boyfriend is a huge flirt, and every leggy blond who crosses his path is a threat to Anna. She just can't escape the feeling that Ben is way out of her league and that everyone thinks she is dating up and he's dating down. It gets so bad, she decides she will do anything to make these women go away.

Enter the Makedown. The reverse makeover. As Anna was made up, so will Ben be made down. Where she went from shabby to chic, he will go from prince to frog. Anna will sabotage his hotness for the sake of her own sanity, and to bring this man into more of what she considers her own league. Enter Nair to induce premature balding, Sears catalogs to inspire bad dressing, and secret additions of cream to her cooking and SKOR bars in granola bar wrappers to induce weight gain. Hilarity ensues, but in the end, Anna must find out if Ben's makedown will save their relationship, or end it.

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Anna Norton, the nasty star of screenwriter Daneshvari's unfortunate novel, was at the bottom of the social totem pole growing up. Fat, slovenly, covered in acne, she was constantly abused by her peers. As an adult, she escapes to New York and gets the Cinderella treatment from her emotionally abusive, control freak boss. With her brand-new beauty, she snags herself a hot boyfriend, but is paralyzed with fear that he will see her inner fatty and leave her. So she embarks on a secret campaign to transform Ben into a slovenly wreck. But it remains a mystery why Ben, or anyone else, would stick around. As Anna's shallow torment of the man she purports to love drags on, the watching-a-car-wreck pleasures rapidly diminish. It's like a really bad Mean Girls, executed without the insight or humor. (Feb.)
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About the Author

Gitty Daneshvari is a former Director of Development with Contrafilms in Hollywood. She is the author of SCHOOL OF FEAR, an upcoming YA project for Little Brown for Young Readers, soon to be a major motion picture for Warner Bros. She lives in LA.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 324 pages
  • Publisher: 5 Spot; Original edition (February 25, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0446699888
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446699884
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,984,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fresh and Fabulous!, February 16, 2009
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I could not put The Makedown DOWN! What a great read. I laughed and smiled the whole way through. I was looking for a fresh new story to read and was I got just that from this book as it was entertaining and fun. Gitty is such a witty author and I can't wait to read more of her work!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised by this chick lit classic!, February 16, 2009
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I admit, chick lit is not my favorite genre, but this book goes a long way to changing my mind. This book is chick lit with an edge - entertaining and funny!
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5.0 out of 5 stars LMAO! My Fair Lady Goes Postmodern and Feminist!!, February 16, 2009
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Ok as a huge fan of My Fair Lady and Pygmalion I had to read this and it's HILARIOUS! Pokes fun at all the conventions we use to measure a good catch. Anna is a funny, silly, clever and totally relatable hero!! Totally enjoyed this!!!!!!
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Gitty Daneshvari, New York, Hello Fatty, Ben Reynolds, Anna Norton, Nature's Way, Bastard Won Ton, Bakery Bitch, Coffee Slut, Goldman Sachs, West Village, Weird Fat Bear, Delta Beta, Spring Street, University of Pennsylvania, Fairy Godmother, Stanton Social, Ivy League, Van Leeuwin, Lizard Skin, Washington Monument, San Francisco, Jesus Christ, Scott Lantern, Lower East Side
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