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The ending itself was truly awful. Why she bothered with this "plot twist" at all is beyond me. Please, please save yourself a day or two of your life. Even for DS, this is a truly awful book. I didn't even donate it to GoodWill; it went straight to the trash. I don't want to take the chance of passing it on to another unsuspecting reader.

If I could give it less than 1 star, I would. View 2 comments. Dec 26, Nicole rated it it was ok Shelves: library , fiction , march I grew up with Danielle Steel novels, but I have to admit I haven't been reading very many of her current books. When I saw the ad for this book in a magazine, I thought I have to go out and get it as soon as it becomes available. I have to admit that part of what drew me to this book was the cover, but when I read the synopsis on goodreads I thought this book would be too good.

Boy was I wrong!!! While this was an enjoyable enough read, it's not something that I would recommend to anyone. I feel I grew up with Danielle Steel novels, but I have to admit I haven't been reading very many of her current books. I feel like Danielle Steel is running out of ideas for books, so she decided to write a book about an overweight woman who has struggled with weight and the pressure from her parents to be perfect her entire life.

The book was OK, but I felt like it was a little redundant. How many times will do we have to know that Victoria is the ugly ducking in her too perfect family? I didn't like the fact that her father was constantly throwing putdowns her way and giving her the impression that no matter what, she could never live up to their expectations. I seriously think that Steel needs to continue writing her books about perfect people leading their perfect lives and leave writing these kind of books to the people who can actually relate!!!

Apr 25, Mel rated it did not like it. Her prose is nearly unreadable and I have no idea how someone so lacking in the ability to string sentences together could have been so successful. The writing style was intensely distracting and prevented any empathy for any of the characters from developing. It was as if I were re Horrible.

It was as if I were reading a book written by a freshman English student or a foreigner who had learned English through textbooks.

Each sentence was carefully placed and at first you think that there is some momentous significance or foreshadowing related to what is being said until you realize that EVERY sentence is starkly worded and carefully placed without any special meaning intended. And the repetition! I am shocked that a professional editor even glanced at this. In this case a sentence is just a sentence and a boring sentence at that and this is essentially a poorly written essay about a girl's life from birth to the age of To be honest, I was automatically drawn to the book because of it's flashy and fun looking cover.

I did really enjoy this book though and it was one of those books that I could not put down, which is always a good thing to me when it comes to reading a book. I feel that this book is a book that a lot of women can relate to, we are all sensitive to weight.

No matter if we are on the heavy side, skinny side or some where in between. We all have problems with weight and this book really shows a young To be honest, I was automatically drawn to the book because of it's flashy and fun looking cover.

We all have problems with weight and this book really shows a young woman's troubles through her whole life, struggling with being over weight. Her parents obviously don't help matters any and I am sure that a lot of parents don't help their kids that are over weight with these problems either, it's always approached in the wrong way and can give a woman low self esteem. I really would have liked to see her stick up for herself and punch her mom and dad in the face a few times.

Would have made for a interesting F you, I am me, independent and a smart woman! Love me for who I am because your my parents and should not care that I am a little over weight. They don't get my vote for best parents choice award.

I was in love with Victoria from the start of the book and felt that the author Danielle Steel really could punch you right in the heart with the reality of obesity and what self esteem issues it has on a person. She's always made great books and is one of my favorite authors.

I would recommend this book to anyone, the cover is great but the book is better. They should make a movie based on this book, I'd watch it. Anyone know if they do have a movie on this? If so I have not heard of one but please let me know if they do. Jun 26, Christin added it. I read so many reviews about this book, written by Danielle Steele, that when I saw it in the public library, I snapped it up.

Danielle Steele has written about novels and I thought this one might be good. When I finished, all I could do was roll my eyes. I rolled my eyes at the terrible plot, the poorly described characters and that I had lost a few hours of my life on this book.

My terrible secret is that I rar I read so many reviews about this book, written by Danielle Steele, that when I saw it in the public library, I snapped it up. I keep believing that there will be a good part, that this good part is just a few pages away. I figure that if an author took the time to write it, I could at least spend the time reading it. Come on! I kept thinking that I I was reading the exposition, the stuff she had to get out of the story started so the story could start.

But the story never started. I never cared about a single character in the book — and I am someone who can cry at a commercial. Big Girl just was a big zero for me. View 1 comment. Feb 18, Kiki rated it did not like it Shelves: nook. Normally I enjoy Danielle Steel books, and though I haven't read one of her books in a long time I was looking forward to a nice light entertaining read.

This was definitely light, a little too light. It was painful to get through and I felt like I was reading a book written by a robot. It felt like this was a "write by numbers" type of book. X did this, X looked like this. X felt like this. There was barely any emotion in the book at all except for a lot of self pity. While I get that two sibling Normally I enjoy Danielle Steel books, and though I haven't read one of her books in a long time I was looking forward to a nice light entertaining read.

While I get that two siblings can remember their childhood completely different, this was to the extreme.

I kept saying to myself, why doesn't she just say something to her parents. She was like a puppy that kept getting kicked and kept going back for more.

I ended up not liking the main character at all. It wasn't that she was unlikeable overall, it was that she was so flat emotionally. I have to mention about how everything in the book seemed so robotic again. The sentence structure was atrocious and this was one situation where I wish the author used more commas.

Feb 09, Teena in Toronto rated it did not like it. I haven't read a Danielle Steel novel in about 20 years. A friend read it recently and said it was okay so I thought I'd check it out. It seemed like an interesting story, different from Steel's usual formula.

This story had so many possibilities But Steel didn't do a good job with it Victoria's parents were horrible. Her dad was an A-hole and her mother was a wimp. Her dad kept reminding her that men don't like fat gir I haven't read a Danielle Steel novel in about 20 years. Her dad kept reminding her that men don't like fat girls. At her heaviest, Victoria had 25 pounds she wasn't happy with Her mother kept reminding her that men don't like smart women.

The reason her mother and sister went to college was to find a husband. In this day and age, my reaction was "Really??!! Are you serious??!! Victoria was surprised that Grace and her boyfriend had gotten engaged without asking their father's permission first. Are we back in the s?

The writing is very repetitive Up until that point, she took it when her fatherly continually put her down about her weight, her "spinsterhood" and that she was just a lowly teacher. As she got older, Grace became a spoiled bitch to her and Victoria took it.

I thought it was too bad that Victoria couldn't stand up to them on her own, even though she'd been seeing a therapist for years. She needed a man to validate her worth. If you are a Danielle Steel fan, you'll probably enjoy it I didn't.

Jan 01, Rachel rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Steel readers and Fluff readers. Shelves: realistic-fiction , read-from-library , reads-of , reviewed. I did not know there were so many ways to say, "I'm fat, I eat when I am depressed, I battle with my weight, my sister is loved more than me, I look nothing like my family, and my parents make wise cracks about my average looks and weight. After the first three chapters, I got a little bored. I stuck with it though and was definitely happy for Victoria in the end.

I must say that reading this book was almost like reading my life on p I did not know there were so many ways to say, "I'm fat, I eat when I am depressed, I battle with my weight, my sister is loved more than me, I look nothing like my family, and my parents make wise cracks about my average looks and weight. I must say that reading this book was almost like reading my life on paper.

Victoria struggles with her weight and is part of a "perfect" bodied, rich family who lives in L. This screams conflict already. Her parents are always putting her down for her average looks and her slight extra cushion around the middle.

She is only a size 14! Do you know that I would kill to be that size? Ok, maybe not kill, but it would be nice. To top it all off, Victoria becomes a high school English teacher, not the best choice when your parents are wrapped up in affluence and showing off. Even though I have not had to deal with the overly rich family, the horrible weight jokes from family we are all Chubby I can't wear the cute clothes from Vanity or Wet Seal, or can I feel completely comfortable around good looking men, women, or both.

I always feel like I don't measure up. However, unlike Victoria, I shrug it off and I don't let it bother to the point she does. Granted if my family took stabs at my weight like hers did, then maybe my perspective would be different. In the end, I was happy that Victoria found someone to love her for who she is and would stand up for her against her parents. Lord knows she wasn't going to do it for herself. The ending of Big Girl was great.

I only wish that Steel would have been able to carry that momentum through the whole novel. A good ending does not wash away a bad beginning and middle. I feel like Steel has lost her touch with her past couple of novels. Big Girl almost felt like after she wrote a chapter she succumbed to an awful bout of amnesia and wrote the same thing again, peppered with different vocabulary.

View all 6 comments. Dec 11, Frederick Brooke rated it did not like it. A friend recommended this book, because I'm interested in the topic of people losing weight. What a disappointment to find out that this bestselling novel is horribly, criminally flawed! First, the author commits the cardinal sin of telling, not showing, all the way through the book, from the beginning to the end.

One example: the main character Victoria goes and gets therapy for her deep seated anxiety. Apart from a few lines of dialogue between her and the therapist, the entire episode is narr A friend recommended this book, because I'm interested in the topic of people losing weight. Apart from a few lines of dialogue between her and the therapist, the entire episode is narrated.

And after this first all-important session with her therapist, all the sessions over the next six months are summarized in an author-omniscient sentence or two. Wait a minute, what happens between the therapist and Victoria in those difficult and tormented sessions? How does Victoria's attitude toward her problems change? Weren't these things of any interest? This is boring! I'm angry! Another thing that disappointed me was the lack of shattering glass.

All the way through the book I was dying to have Victoria confront her parents. I wanted her to throw something. I wanted to see the windows shattering.

I wasted my time. It never happens. So what am I reading this book for? I was thinking all the way through. Where is the story? The author leaves out the story entirely, because the story would have been the fireworks that occurred when Victoria stood up to her parents. I want to watch how they react when she tells them to their face how evil they are. I want to see her character unfold and see what great stuff she's made of. But I'm in the wrong book. The confrontation between the protagonist and the antagonist never happens.

Equally annoying in this book is the constant repetition of themes, key words and events, as if the reader can't keep more than a few details straight.

I find it hard to believe that Danielle Steel actually wrote this book. Where was the editor whose job it was to make sure there would be some meaty confrontational stuff and some fireworks in the book? These are mysteries. Feb 18, A. I'm torn between 1 and 2 stars here. It's not that I didn't like the book as such, but seldom have I read something so repetitive, and, quite frankly, annoying. The sentence structure throughout the novel is weak and just about every sentence seems labored.

I caught myself wondering if Danielle Steel had actually written this or somebody stole her name and somehow got this stuff published several times. I was certainly not impressed. On the other hand it wasn't horrible. But it lacks what this I'm torn between 1 and 2 stars here. But it lacks what this kind of novel is supposed to offer: easy eye and mind candy. It's extremely difficult to get into the book, or get moved in any way.

I managed to direct several expletives toward certain sections while reading, mostly due to the relentless repetition and explaining. I found myself wondering if Ms.

Steel was paid by the word, or had watched to much television riddled with commercials lately: recap after each break, or possibly each paragraph.

Also, the ending seemed very flat and hurried. Rather disappointing, in fact. I wouldn't recommend it. Especially if you are like me and detest leaving any book unfinished. Apr 02, Ginger Voight rated it did not like it Shelves: dnf.

Yeah, I'm calling it on page Let me preface this review by saying that I grew up on Danielle Steel, who wrote some of my favorite books of all time Full Circle, Family Album, Palomino. I have loved many of her books, where I got to live vicariously through her glamorous characters throughout many different exciting and angst-ridden experiences.

Looks like I'm going to have to dig out those old copies and re-read them because the things I used to love about her writing were clearly left in Yeah, I'm calling it on page Looks like I'm going to have to dig out those old copies and re-read them because the things I used to love about her writing were clearly left in the rear view mirror for "Big Girl. Romance readers no longer buy into the BS that you have to be a perfect size 4 to find love.

There's room for all shapes and sizes, which opens up a lot of opportunities for storytellers who are ready to embrace the imperfect. Clearly this was a struggle for Danielle Steel, proving the old adage "write what you know" remains as true as ever.

Not every writer is meant to write every book, and that was absolutely the case here. Following are minor spoilers and a major rant. Steel dramatically veers away from her fabulously beautiful and slender heroine prototype. Instead she introduces us to Victoria, a girl hated from BIRTH prior to any weight issues, for not being pretty enough.

You read that right. A newborn baby girl was derided for not Welcome to the world of "Big Girl. All those famous tales of angst Zoya, for instance were merely an echo in "Big Girl.

This level of "glossing over" is clearly sleight of hand, in which she's attempting to tell a story without any real confidence in the subject matter, hence the "phoned in" feeling I got as a reader. Worse, the "telling" of the story, rather than the "showing," was painfully redundant. We get hit with the same message again and again. Her parents were a-holes, they verbally and emotionally abused her as "jokes" or "helpful" advice, so naturally she finds her comfort in emotional overeating, which makes the situation worse.

Only we didn't really get to see how her decisions impacted the world around her, or in fact molded her character, which they absolutely would have. Steel glossed over Victoria's childhood for the first three chapters, which was a huge misstep. Why tell this part of the story unless it was to demonstrate what motivates her and what challenges her? One lone voice, even from a parent, wouldn't have been enough to do the trick. How did the world around her drill this mindset home, forever cementing it in her psyche?

Unfortunately we didn't get to see any of this, despite the fertile ground to toil. I can only guess it is because DS doesn't understand one fundamental truth: being "big" affects every single aspect of your life, not just your love life. The reason it affects your love life is because it so seriously undermines everything else, courtesy of the message that society reinforces and this book demonstrates page after page after page, though probably not in the way DS intended it.

Anyone who was ever fat in high school knows that it never gets any worse than those four years of hell where you are most harshly judged for "standing out. There were no outcast friends, no nasty frenemies, all we got, again and again, was the family dynamic where her perfect parents favored her perfect sister and treated her like crap because she was big. It is almost as if you removed her folks entirely, she'd have it made.

Their approval was set up as a major driving force, but how did this change her, really? How did this motivate her? By page , I really couldn't tell you what her motivation is, or what her goals are. What she wanted she usually got, and she didn't have to change or suffer for any of it.

If she pined over anything, even her parents' approval, it wasn't clearly defined. Instead she seemed perfectly willing to meander along in her life as a passive footnote, casually and as superficially as the author herself as she weaves the tale.

Not only did Victoria have a pretty peaceful high school experience, she went on to graduate Northwestern and nab her dream job teaching at a prestigious private school in Manhattan, AND land an apartment within walking distance, all right out of the gate without any real obstacle.

Everything comes easily for Victoria, including her relationship with the sister she probably should have resented. There was one glaring exception for the audience, however. This romance novel has precious little romance. Here's where Danielle Steel fails the "Rubenesque" romance genre she attempted to conquer, a place where authors like Jennifer Weiner and Jasinda Wilder have already carved specific niches.

Thin writers who attempt to "understand" the specific journey of a plus-sized woman buy into certain stereotypes, which aren't necessarily a common experience for all women of size. They get the low self-esteem, they can even empathize to some degree how that low self-esteem came to be. But they assume, incorrectly, that big girls are dating ingenues who are clueless, dateless and completely without game. They assume, incorrectly, that we're SOL finding a man willing to overlook our big sin of being By no surprise, this is where this non-story falls apart.

The way it was told, one of two things would motivate Victoria's behavior and her choices. She either believes what she has been told, or she doesn't. As such she would have either imploded in self-destruction or exploded in self-exploration, just to prove them right or wrong. If she believes she's more than what her parents see, then she would find confidence or rebellion to branch out with other relationships, including men.

Anecdotally speaking, she would have probably gone for older men to get the approval that was glaringly missing from her dad. This desire to prove her parents wrong would make her much more proactive in her life to claim what her parents had long denied she could have, just like her career and her schooling. And dating in college, up to and including losing her virginity, would have reinforced this.

Her self-loathing would have devolved into self-destructive behavior up to and including promiscuity. But instead, she faced more doubt over a guy asking her out on a date than she did applying to an exclusive private school fresh out of college. The confidence it takes to pick up and move across the country to one of the biggest cities in the world translates to every area, just like the passivity of accepting her father's treatment would likewise cripple her existence.

Someone who has that arrow in her quiver is perfectly able to go on a first date with a guy without it devolving into a "does he like me, or LIKE like me? This was, in fact, where I gave up on this particular book. Instead, Ms. Steel represented her plus-size heroine as an emotional adolescent when it came to men. The first man to show her some interest in NYC has her telling anyone that could possibly listen how this guy couldn't POSSIBLY ask her on a date because she's fat, in conversations that could have been lifted out of any high school lunch room.

This, after almost zero high school angst, graduating a top university AND landing her dream job with little to no drama, and having a healthy, positive relationship with her younger sister. Even her gay friends, which have always been my most supportive group despite my size, had something negative to say about her size.

I'm the family freak. My father always gives me a hard time about my weight. My mother leaves clippings on my desk about new diets. He thought she had a pretty face and great legs, despite the generous middle. But in spite of it, she was a good-looking woman. Thanks to the complete LACK of positive relationships in her life, aside from her sister, this message is hammered home every single time DS misses the chance to couple her with a man who is actually straight.

If her heroine had been slender, she'd have been married twice and widowed once by page But poor Victoria? Not so much. We know nothing at all, as if it wasn't a significant event. This was the first time a man validated a young woman with low-self esteem through sexual attention.

And if it wasn't huge All it boils down to is this: Steel doesn't understand her own heroine. She almost seems to view her as pathetic as her parents do, and for the same reasons. She gives her no real strength to speak of, despite her many accomplishments. Only Victoria is not pathetic.

She's not even really "fat. The fact she's just a bit bigger than her "perfect" family, gaining and losing the same 20 or so pounds over and over again. She remains a victim, and weak, for most of the narrative. Steel may feel that being big in a slender-loving world is a tragic plot for her heroine to overcome, but that only skims the surface of what plus-size women experience in a lifetime, especially when it comes to romance.

Yes, there is a lot of criticism, but it isn't ONLY criticism. I managed a long list of supportive friends and attentive lovers and I was way bigger than Victoria. So I find it highly implausible that, by the age of 23, Victoria hadn't found one legitimate relationship to challenge the damage her parents did to her, especially since she had the balls to move across the country all by her lonesome to chase a forbidden dream.

Yet, thanks to the infernal glossing over of all these experiences, we never got to see ANY of that. There were roughly 20K people at Northwestern alone to challenge this false assumption, yet there were no teachers, no friends, no boyfriends Not one significant relationship emerged from this glossed over era in our heroine's life, especially in the area of sexual growth.

Which indicates that Steel either doesn't think big girls deserve romance or doesn't know how to write it because she doesn't think the same rules apply. Hint: They do. Victoria crosses paths with thousands upon thousands of people, in Los Angeles, Chicago and New York City, but Steel reinforces this same tired stereotype that being big equals being alone by keeping her - wait for it - ALONE.

This indicates to me one glaring, unforgivable conclusion: Danielle Steel HERSELF believed fat to be Victoria's fatal flaw, making her own romance heroine "undateable" and "un-romanceable" for a good chunk of her story.

As a "big" girl, I found this disrespectful and condescending. If you are looking to read a story about a plus-size heroine, I would definitely recommend you look elsewhere. There are plenty of writers who understand these experiences, have lived these experiences, and can write - realistically - about what it is like to find love and acceptance no matter what size you happen to be. For Ms. Steel, it was a complete miss. I picked this up as only one of two choices at Wal-Mart before I headed out of town.

Usually Danielle Steel is a good bet; however, except for the fact that I have to finish every book I start, I would have quit on this one after the first CD. This book was terribly shallow, I didn't connect with any of the characters and the writing style was not what I expected. Victoria is constantly put down by her parents, especially after her perfect younger sister is born.

But it is all about looks, size I picked this up as only one of two choices at Wal-Mart before I headed out of town. But it is all about looks, size and weight.

The parents were completely unbelievable. But Victoria never got any backbone until she met the perfect guy. Sorry, but I would have wanted to cheer for her if she had been able to face her parents on her own without the perfect guy.

Plus, why would Collin really want to be with Victoria, when she clearly didn't think that much of herself. As for the writing style, there were long passages of descriptions of the story, almost instead of the story itself. This is what it was like: Victoria unlocked her door, and entered the building. She pushed the elevator button and waiting for it to arrive. Victoria stepped inside and pressed the button for the third floor. Blah, blah, blah, who cares?? The elevator ride is nothing to the story.

I do not recommend this book - what a disappointment from Dannielle Steel and what a waste of my time in the car! Jan 13, Fallon rated it did not like it. Barnes and Noble said it was out of stock in the store, so I ordered it online. I went shopping for a back up book in the meantime and found Wintergirls.

I found my favorite author, a favorite book, and a life-changing story. Wintergirls made me want to get better. Big Girl triggered me like crazy.

I was so excited to read this. The back of the book promised that Victoria would finally confront her incredibly selfish, verbally and emotionally abusive parents. It never happened.

The book was very redundant. I wanted to slap Steele for allowing the beautiful, intelligent, Victoria be a doormat for her parents. Nov 08, Amanda Llerena rated it it was amazing. Usually when a child is first born, the parents are nothing more than appreciative and grateful for their newest creation that have brought into this world. Victoria had the most stunning blue eyes and flawless blonde ringlets but, the Usually when a child is first born, the parents are nothing more than appreciative and grateful for their newest creation that have brought into this world.

Growing up in a judgmental town such like L. Then, fate falls upon their family, and they have another child. She is the child that will make them look good and the child they can brag about, unlike Victoria.

Gracie was exquisite as a newborn and was even in baby commercials before she could walk. Victoria was so grateful that Gracie had come into her family; she loved Gracie to death, but as Grace became everything. That being, the year college came around instead of staying close to home Victoria went states away far to the east in Illinois. Northwestern University becomes her new home for the next four years, she got the most exceptional grades, took time for herself, had a little freedom to do what she wanted, free from being criticized, a relationship that failed with a guy that began to grow on her and more college experiences.

More than anything she missed her baby sister, so occasionally she would go and visit her family again and as always her sister and mother maintained their perfect figure all their life, while weight was a never ending battle for Victoria even throughout college. She knew that she would always feel like a failure to them both on every level for as long as she lived. Then, the moment Victoria had waited for. She has been given the chance to become her dream job, a high school teacher at a very high class private school in New York.

She is insanely amazing at her job, and all her students crave her teaching style and absolutely love her. Regardless of her extreme accomplishments they always seem to know exactly what to say to bring their own daughter down. She progressively is always there for her sister, helping her fight her battles of self esteem and her weight issues that keep coming back no matter how hard she tries when she is away man vs.

As grace grows up even more and as she goes through college. A man exactly like her father, Victoria wants to make sure her sister is making the right choice for herself and not just to please her parents.

The wedding creeps closer and the family finally stumbles upon betrayal and some family confrontation which leads to so very critical issues. Still stands the neglected, charmed, intelligent girl, with no man of her own with a self esteem that has been severely damaged by her family.

Not even sweets can cure her pain no more like they used too. Can she learn to be accepting of herself even if the others around her cant. Will she find somebody that will love her for who she truly is and make her feel proud of the person she has become? I extremely recommend this book, it is heartfelt, emotional and fiction that comes along with a great memo. To add on to that, this book can also teach parents that you should love a child unconditionally no matter how they come out the day they are born.

Apr 07, Wanda rated it it was ok Shelves: reviewed. Ok so here's the story I have been a huge fan of Danielle Steel since I can remember. She was my favorite author as a pre-teen and a teenager.

I have soooo many favorites by her such as "Daddy" One of the most heart warming books and yes it made me cry. I believe Alan Thicke played in it when it was made into a movie I was actually disappointed, because I predicted the book from the start. She made V Ok so here's the story She made Victoria into such a victim throughout the whole book, that whenever I read about her in another scene, I already knew.

So Victoria was born to two college sweethearts. Because his daughter was born with blond hair and blue eyes and didn't look like them, he always made fun of his daughter and basically told her in such little words that she was ugly, also flat out told her that she was fat and no one would want her because of it.

Then her mom was a spineless skinny woman that believed her husband was never wrong and had the same feelings towards her daughter that her husband had as well.

Now she was given a sister Grace at around age 7 or 8. Her sister was born looking just like her parents and Victoria didn't look like either of her parents. Grace got all the good looks, perfect parents and even better sister.

She was the apple of their eyes. But nothing she ever did was good enough for her parents. It didn't matter to Victoria that she had friends that loved her and supported her. Even as she found a hot guy who was interested in her for whom she was. He didn't see the "poor big girl. But the way Danielle finished the book, she didn't give you much but to imagine what happens to them in the long run.

Basically this book made me feel like "oh poor fat rich girl" no one loves her. I just didn't feel drawn to the story, the characters, nothing. Her older books are soo good. I feel like my time was wasted on this one. Sorry Danielle, but this is only an opinion of a "poor big girl.

Jun 18, Cristi rated it did not like it. I read every book that Danielle Steel writes; however, I'm beginning to wonder why I waste my time and money! Big Girl, like most of her recent novels, is extremely repetitive with little to no character development.

She repeats herself so many times that I found myself saying out loud "I get it! Her dad is cruel, her mother is weak, her sister is spoiled, and she thinks she's fat. Please don't tell me again!

Her publisher must keep printing her books because she's "Danielle Steel", but I really must question their judgment of quality work. Plus, her editor and agent must not read her books anymore!