A review by jessicagordon1029
Fairest: A Memoir by Meredith Talusan

2.0

I really expected to love this, but...I find Meredith to be a person I wouldn't want in my life for a multitude of reasons, and I didnt like her as a "charecter" in her own book. The self-congratulatory attitude, the strict emphasis on her whiteness and her thinness, the betrayal of her friends, the using people to boost her self esteem and the scene where she bought a sex worker called "boy" just turned me off on her completely. I also noted the rampant fatphobia in this book, which was another thing that made this a less than enjoyable read.

She undoubtedly has lived an interesting life, but this book was a struggle to get through because its like she couldnt get over herself enough to allow us into that life in a meaningful way. I was really disappointed.