Good Luck With That

I received a DIGITAL Advance Reader Copy of this book from #NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

From the publisher –

New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins is beloved for her heartfelt novels filled with humor and wisdom. Now, in her newest novel, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT, she tackles an issue every woman deals with: body image and self-acceptance.

Emerson, Georgia, and Marley have been best friends ever since they met at a weight-loss camp as teens. When Emerson tragically passes away, she leaves one final wish for her best friends: to conquer the fears they still carry as adults. For each of them, that means something different. For Marley, it’s coming to terms with the survivor’s guilt she’s carried around since her twin sister’s death, which has left her blind to the real chance for romance in her life. For Georgia, it’s about learning to stop trying to live up to her mother’s and brother’s ridiculous standards, and learning to accept the love her ex-husband has tried to give her. But as Marley and Georgia grow stronger, the real meaning of Emerson’s dying wish becomes truly clear: more than anything, she wanted her friends to love themselves. A novel of compassion and insight, GOOD LUCK WITH THAT tells the story of two women who learn to embrace themselves just the way they are.

Anyone with body issue will love this book – I certainly did. This book is all over social media so I am going to comment on the arguments as they are integral to the book and its plot. 1. Skinny people should not write about fat people --- Get. Real. You don’t have to be a Nazi to write about Hitler, do you? How do we not know that Miss Higgins does not have anyone like this in her life? 2. Twitter shaming about fat people --- People on Twitter shame everyone for every reason.

3. Fat people are more than their weight --- they are the sum of their parts … and I do not mean body parts. 4. Skinny and anorexic people are more than their weight AS WELL. 5. You can be fat and bulimic --- I was for 20+ years. I am still fat but not bulimic and my husband loves me the way I am even when I do not. 6. The story comes out of the death of an obese woman who has multiple of health issues and eventually she does die from them and everyone blame her weight for those health issues. Skinny people die every day from health issues as well. 7. The wish list seems superficial to anyone who has not made such a list – it is not weight related 100% per se as I am sure that skinny girls, acne-ridden girls, girls who don’t feel pretty, etc. etc. have made such lists (me included!) 8. IT IS A NOVEL PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The book was very well written and thought out --- if you don’t like it or its premise, that is your opinion and you may have said opinion, just as I am entitled to mine. I am going to make this a book club pick just to have the conversation it needs to come out of it.