She vividly recounts what life is like as a fat teen, including chunks of social commentary on how exhausting and rude the general populace can be. All her thoughts and feeling are laid bare no subject is too odd or taboo. Instead of simply writing down every item she eats, at what time, and in what amounts, BB begins every entry with a food item, and then chronicles her life through her perception of that item.īB doesn't hold back. Not actually knowing what this entails, BB takes the "diary" portion of this assignment to heart. But before they leave the office, the nurse (for whom the reader has far more empathy after BB's rather manipulative outburst) hands BB a journal and tells her to start keeping a food diary. This very awkward encounter is made more so by BB informing her mum that she has no intention of going back to school after this summer. She immediately runs up against a judgmental nurse who callously informs her that many of her problems would be solved by losing weight. In the opening scene, our snarky, self-confident plus-size main character Bluebelle (aka "BB") is visiting the doctor after experiencing her first asthma attack. Laura Dockrill's My Ideal Boyfriend is a Croissant fits squarely into that category, pulling no punches right from the jump. I must say, I really am enjoying this trend of contemporary novels starring young women who are 100% body positive. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title My Ideal Boyfriend Is a Croissant Author Laura Dockrill
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