13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction

From the author of Bunny, a "hilarious, heartbreaking book" (People) about a woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform

"Stunning . . . As you watch Lizzie navigate fraught relationships--with food, men, girlfriends, her parents and even with herself--you'll want to grab a friend and say: 'Whoa. This. Exactly.'" --Washington Post

Growing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks--even though her best friend Mel says she's the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but she's afraid to send pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her makeup: she knows no one would want her if they could really see her. So she starts to lose. With punishing drive, she counts almonds consumed, miles logged, pounds dropped. She fights her way into coveted dresses. She grows up and gets thin, navigating double-edged validation from her mother, her friends, her husband, her reflection in the mirror. But no matter how much she loses, will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?

In her brilliant, hilarious, and at times shocking debut, Mona Awad skewers the body image-obsessed culture that tells women they have no value outside their physical appearance. Brilliant, hilarious, and heartbreaking, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl introduces a vital new voice in fiction.

WINNER OF THE AMAZON CANADA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

FINALIST FOR THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE

FINALIST FOR THE COLORADO BOOK AWARD FOR LITERARY FICTION

LONGLISTED FOR THE DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD

ARAB AMERICAN BOOK AWARD HONORABLE MENTION FOR FICTION

Author: Mona Awad
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 02/23/2016
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.00w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780143128489


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 11/16/2015
Kirkus Reviews 12/01/2015
Booklist 01/01/2016 pg. 32
BookPage 03/01/2016
People Weekly 03/07/2016 pg. 44
Shelf Awareness 03/08/2016
Voice of Youth Advocates 04/01/2016 - Reviewed - More Editing Needed
School Library Journal 06/01/2016 pg. 119

About the Author
Mona Awad is the author of Bunny, named a Best Book of 2019 by TIME, Vogue, and the New York Public Library. It was a finalist for the New England Book Award and a Goodreads Choice Award. It is currently optioned for film with Bad Robot Productions. Awad's debut, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl, was a finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, winner of the Colorado Book Award and the Amazon Canada First Novel Award. Her most recent novel, All's Well, was longlisted for the International Dublin Award and was a finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award for Best Horror.