In Clothes Called Fat

Mayocco Anno is a prolific writer-artist of manga in Japan best known for her comedies about twentysomething women and their professional and personal lives. This is a story that's not a comedy but a drama, and a tragic one at that. Noko is a fat office lady who's the resident doormat, picked on and bullied by a sociopathic and attractive colleague who's also having an affair with Noko's feckless, abusive boyfriend. Noko suffers from low self-esteem and comfort-eats, but when she discovers her boyfriend's affair, she decides she needs to lose weight and get thin, but her problems go much deeper than just her weight and body-image problem, and her inability to do anything in moderation sends her on a physical and emotional roller coaster that puts her entire life and psyche at risk.Few comics or prose novels are this direct in portraying the emotional, psychological and sexual foibles of men and women as Mayocco Anno's stories. There's a sense that she wants to shed light on the insidious cruelty of women towards other women, their insecurities, anxieties and what makes them tick. You react with empathy, exasperation and horror at the heroine's self-delusion, self-loathing and terrible decisions, but it's clear that you are meant to care for her and hope she ends up in a better place. Even as she puts herself through a hellish crucible, there is hope at the end.You read this graphic novel and you feel like you know someone like Noko. Or she could be you.

This is painful, raw, beautiful, and not at all kind to anyone. This is not happy fluff and not overwrought drama. Anno's work on Hataraki Man and a few other works is what brought me to this volume, and she can do no wrong in my opinion, but this is more right than usual for her.

I enjoyed reading this bookSpoiler alert!!I didn’t find the ending satisfying but it’s the author’s choice, not all stories have a happy ending. I did find it interesting that the main character wasn’t happy after losing weight since we’re so often fed that narrative. All in all it was a good read

Been wanting to get this book and since a i got it here for a good price and new , even betterI love Moyoco Anno's work and just had to get this and I'm enjoying the work

Awesome book. Very happy with this purchase.

Seriously I read this multiple times a year, its my favorite!!

It's a pretty short story but so real and I cried so much after I finished it. I loved it, I evoke a lot of emotions.

A very real look at eating disorders and how people treat others.