"If a novel says something like 'he put his manly arms around her eleven-inch waist', do you feel something's amiss? I do. This list offers books and DVDs with non-skinny heroines, and some more items."
"DVD. Here's the new version of the above story. This is the best movie ever, made even better. It's kind of like 'Grease', but with heart. Strongly recommended for all ages."
"Fiction. Detective Savannah Reid goes undercover, into the world of plus-size fashion modelling. This is an excellent book in an engaging mystery series."
"Fiction. This first book in the series is magnificently good. I'm not so sure about a couple of the sequels, though, so if you're going to read just one of these books, this is the one to choose."
"Related reading. Non-fiction. Readable. Excellent. Questioning, alert, and he checks up on references. (If you want further reading, try these: Kratina, Paul Ernsberger, Charles Roy Schroeder.)"
"Fiction anthology. The intro. is a marvellous fat-lib manifesto, but the diverse stories are sometimes not feelgood. This has literary weight, huge bibliography and lit-academic utility. Invaluable."
"CD plus DVD. This group does loud, raw, rock music. Beth, the leader, does ton-of-velvet vocals. I think that, if they keep on developing, they could eventually become as mighty as Queen."
"DVD. This film has gentle humour, charm, and valuing of eccentricity. But beneath the whimsy, it's serious about empowerment. This is a marvelous marvelous movie."
"A short novel or novella, in which put-upon Cordelia Brown visits Rome, and finds true love. The characters are 3-dimensional, the story is touching, and the effect is idyllic and excellent."
"Plus-size knitting patterns. The best thing about amazon, I think, is that you can come across books on subjects that it hadn't occurred to you there'd be books about. Such as this one, perhaps."
