Dear Fatty....our thoughts

The following are some of the points brought up during a lively discussion of Dawn French's autobiography 'Dear Fatty'.

• there was a lot of sadness in the book- loss of her father, IVF attempts, race issue, her appearance, moving schools etc
• loved the letters to her father, very emotional, writing it was possibly quite cathartic
• it was very easy to put down.....glad it was a library book!
• comedians are often sad people
• wanted more understanding of the mind of the comedian
• didn't 'get' the Madonna letters
• found the letter format confusing and annoyed by the lack of chronological order
• she comes across as a warm and bubbly person, but probably quite hard to live with though
• the photos had me laughing, she made fun of herself being fat
• glad I read it but I didn't really enjoy it
• I was from there so could relate to the people and places she talked about....sorry it came to an end. Liked her black humor.
• saw her recently on television -  she has lost a lot of weight and has separated from her husband