The High-Impact Infidelity Diet: A Novel

by Lou Harry, Eric Pfeffinger

A WHOLE NEW WAY TO CHEAT ON YOUR DIET

Meet Brin and Martin, Cheryl and Doug, Dierdre and Randy. Three normal married couples who share a common all of the husbands weigh over 300 pounds—and not much of that’s muscle. The concerned wives concoct a plan and offer up a deal. Each guy who scales down to 210 pounds gets a free pass to spend an evening with a beautiful hooker Brin just happens to know from college.

Of course, there’s no such hooker. The wives only hope that the incentive will help their men lose a few inches off their guts. Unfortunately, Brin, Cheryl, and Dierdre underestimate the power of the male competitive drive. As the men begin to shed pounds, the women find themselves on a frantic search to find the perfect prostitute.

Follow along on a hilarious journey as three marriages, six friendships, 300 pounds of fat, and one saucy hooker endure the ups and downs of the worst weight-loss plan ever.

368 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Simeonberesford · Rating 1 out of 5]

Category: Humor according to Amazon ,yes I know thats not the way to spell humour but amazon UK don't, Presumably they chose this category because they don't have a category :Boring.[return]The plot outline? Three guys are told by their wives that they have arranged for them to sleep with a high class prostitute they know if they succeed in losing enough weight. the women don't know a prostitute. they assume the men will lose some weight then give up.[return]Half a dozen pieces of cardboard wander around for a while hoping for more of a plot Then it ends. [return][return]Optioned for Hollywood apparently, Hmm they say bad books make good films, but I still hope this dies before it hits the cinema.

[Gina · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was passed on for free by a friend who was amused by it, and I wanted to clear a book off my shelf and read something light for fun, as a palate-cleanser before tackling another serious, thought-provoking book. So it did its job. But I wasn't that amused. Easy to read, quick. I just have no reason to recommend it. Unpleasant characters. Mostly Doug. Meh. I'm sure I'll forget about it soon. Not a waste of time, entertaining enough, acceptable public-transportation reading. That's all I've got.

[Justinia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny and written from the point of view of the characters (I forget what the correct term for that is). The ending was a downer.

[Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the humor in the book but the whole affair thing was hard for me to read, when the husbands or wives discussed it.

[Tisha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok. I'm glad I listened to the CD rather than reading it, though. Makes it feel like less of a waste of time.

[Teena · Rating 3 out of 5]

A silly book, but a mindless and funny read. It's perfect if you are looking for a fluff book.

[M.A. Leslie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Laughed most of the way through