Ok, so I've been thinking......... I really want to read something but right now I have to wait for the books that I ordered earlier to be delivered and I DON'T WANT TO!! (Yes, I may have had a little Fat Chick temper tantrum earlier but I am entitled!) I moved recently so my books are scattered all over the place but I came across a box that had some of my books in it and came across one that I have decided to start reading. I read the introduction and I loved it!! So here we go again.....

The Fat Girl's Guide to Life by Wendy Shanker
http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Girls-Guide-Life/dp/1582345538/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223008868&sr=8-1
I read some of the reviews on Amazon about the book and EVERYONE seems to just love it and see it as required reading so lets see if I feel the same! I am so excited to start reading that I just ordered 2 new pairs of reading glasses!! A pretty purple pair and a great green pair!! Can't wait for them to get here!!

Now I am off to update my fledgling website with this little jewel of information.

First, I want to say THANK YOU to those of you who have sent me reading ideas. I have gotten quite a few so I have decided to do a little sharing with my fellow Fat Chicks! As I got recommendations, I would look them up on Amazon to see if it was something that I might like since I am such a picky reader. Well, I came up with quite a few that have made a short list to be read in the next few months. I will share them with you from time to time and when I have finished one, I will share my thoughts.

The first book on my list is:
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not The Answer by Jen Lancaster.
http://www.amazon.com/Such-Pretty-Fat-Narcissists-Discover/dp/0451223896/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3S621U5MJM2QC&colid=ASYX21KBAKB6
On the Amazon page for this book, there is a video by the author that made me laugh quite a bit. She is really funny and seems to share my point of view on Life as a Fat Chick

Book #2 is:
Size 12 is Not Fat: A Heather Wells Mystery by Meg Cabot
http://www.amazon.com/Size-12-Not-Fat-Heather/dp/0060525118/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2OR6VKJF1QPPK&colid=ASYX21KBAKB6
This one is more of a traditional Chick-Lit novel with a Full Figured heroine. I love a good mystery!

I placed an order on Amazon today so hopefully in a few days I will be reading one of these 2 books and can give you all my thoughts and ideas on the books.

I have been feeling the need to do some reading lately. I have always been a mystery or suspense reader but lately I have wanted to read something funny so I have decided to look into some chick-lit stuff but as I am looking, all I seem to be finding are books about Tiny Tina's who are having man problems BUT they find love in the end with the friendly neighborhood male model from down the hall. Why is this? Why can't I find a book about someone more like me? The closest that I have found are the Bridget Jones books but I kinda got aggravatged with those because Bridget was all of 20 lbs overweight and the book was written as though she was 200 lbs overweight. I loved the books and enjoyed the movies as much as I could enjoy a movie starring Renee Zelwegger (???) but I want something that I can connect with ..... I want a heroine like me!! So now, I am on a mission to find a book that I can connect with to read. Anyone out there in BlogVille got any ideas for me..... Let me know!