Title: You Don’t Sweat Much For A Fat Girl
Author: Celia Rivenbark
Genre: Humor/Essays
Published: August 2011 – St. Martin’s Griffin
My take: If you like snarky and humorous essays with a southern perspective you’ll want to read this collection. It made me laugh – a lot.
From the one about Where will all those Chinese boys find wives when they’re ready to marry? to What if the Cash Cab joins the expected fleet of space taxis taking fares to some planet? – I enjoyed the giggle-fest.
Each essay starts with a kernel of wisdom and explodes into wacky hilarity. Having raised two daughters I loved the final essay: Teen Angel. It’s about raising teens in the texting/facebook era. Funny (and scary and true) stuff.
Source: Publisher via Goodreads First Reads
Bookfan 
Ha! Love the title of this one. 🙂
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I am a little turned off by the title, but have heard that the book is great. Maybe the perfect thing for when I need to read something light. Great review!
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I know, the title put me off too – it’s snarky. Which kind of sets the tone for the book 😉
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I’m with Zibilee, the title rubbed me the wrong way. But since I’ve had some good laughs reading Rivenbark’s previous books, I might give this one a try.
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This is the first time I’ve read CR. I’m guessing you know what to expect if you’ve read her essays before. I agree on the title, but it did get my attention.
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The title is a turn off but the reviews for this book have been great! I can be snarky at times so I think this is a book I might be able to appreciate! Great review!
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Celia is pretty funny but you can only read so much of this stuff. Glad you enjoyed it!
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I agree, Kaye. A little snark goes a long way. I read this over a few weeks (a couple of essays/day).
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Yeah, I’m not too find of the title much either but I’m not one for short stories either so this is likely one I’d pass on but I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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It took me a little while to get used to the snark, but once I did, I enjoyed this book. I saw Celia in person and she’s hilarious.
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Sounds like you had a great time reading this book! Enjoy your weekend Mary!
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I agree, the title doesn’t sound too interesting but I would like to try a few essays and see if I like it.
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This one just sounds too funny to pass up! I need to get a copy.
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I’ve heard such good things about this one.
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i have to get to this one soon; it sounds so funny. Glad you liked it Mary.
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Sounds like a fun read.
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Humour, essays…hm, I am thinking about 🙂
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I like my humor on the snarky side, so I might give this one a try. It’s probably not something that I would have picked up on my own given the title, but your review has made me curious 🙂
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Ha! I wanted to read this just based on the title alone, but your review has me assured that I must and will read this one!! 😀
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I read this while on the plane was laughing out loud – I drew some interesting looks!
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This one sounds hysterical! I’m adding it to my TBR list.
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I don’t even want to think about where technology will be when Gage gets older! I try to avoid as much of is as possible, but know that can’t last.
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Even the title is humorous; I’ve been wanting to look into this one, and any book that makes you laugh and smile is always a good experience in my book!
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