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The Obese (2012)

by Nick Antosca(Favorite Author)

4 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1621050173 (ISBN13: 9781621050179)

languge

English

genre

Horror

publisher

Lazy Fascist Press

review 1: As a fat person, as always wanted to write my "fat book". One day, maybe I will. Meanwhile, we have to settle with Nick Antosca's "The Obese".A tale of madness, this book is about fat people attacking New York. A terrorist organization releases a toxin on the city's water supply, and only fat people are affected, because the toxin is absorbed by fat tissue. On the center of all this mess, we have Nina. She works retouching images for famous fashion publications. She had just lost her job after her overweight houseguest read mean comments she made about fat people on her PC and e-mailed a famous feminist blog about it.During the attacks, Nina partners up with an unlikely group of people trying to stay alive.I liked this book a lot. It explores the social interactions involv... moreed with dealing with self-image issues. It's not all black and white, and the author acknwoledges it.The violent parts are alright. I thought the book was kind of small, really. I wanted more, but in a good way. Things were explained, I just wish the author took more time explaining them.The second history, "Predator Bait", about a young woman who poses as a child to lure out sexual predators is pretty good. You can really feel the desperation in the final parts of the story.
review 2: "The Obese" is definitely the breeziest, most wonderfully irreverent book I've read this year. I couldn't believe how quickly I thumbed through the pages, craving the narrator's next thought. I also couldn't believe my own amusement at the politically incorrect subjects that Antosca explores.This book shouldn't be taken too seriously. Rather, it should be seen as an acknowledgement of the twisted images we hold of ourselves and the people around us. If we can't accept the uncomfortable reality of Antosca's fiction, then we're not looking hard enough at ourselves. I admire his ability to make me feel uneasy and amused at the same time.Considering that Antosca is obviously a man, he does an excellent job entering the mind of young, cosmopolitan females, in both "The Obese" and the bonus short story that follows. At no point did I question the believability of the narrators' voices. I also love the fact that both stories are set in the here-and-now, referencing pop-culture subjects like Anderson Cooper and Jezebel. A lesser author might make contemporary references sound cheesy, but Antosca uses them successfully.I wouldn't recommend this book to everyone, simply because I know, through experience, that not everyone can handle it, but if you want something completely different, something oozing with dark humor and sharp observation, you should definitely give "The Obese" a try. less

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