Sean Randall reviewed Dear Fatty by Dawn French
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3 stars
Not being one of Dawn's contemporaries in either age or fame, I can't say that I really "got" a lot of this book. So much of it was raw and inside and personal that I felt, at times, a little as though I were reading very private diary entries rather than letters fit for the whole world to read. I laughed in spots (the panto at the end was very amusing), shed a tear (mostly during letters to Nick and her dad) and generally found myself feeling impressed at this lady's fortitude and power, as she rolls through life enjoying it as much as she can, giving of herself whilst having a jolly good time.
Very much outside my comfort zone and not a book I'd normally read, but I am glad I did. I got this book as part of the RNIB Library's mystery book offering.