The Middlesteins by Jami Attenberg

This book tells the story of a disfunctional Jewish family living in the suburbs surrounding Chicago in the mid 70's.  Edie is the main focus of the novel; she is an overweight, diabetic woman who has such a love of food that she lets it compromise her marriage, relationships with her children and friends. She is smart and talented but somehow loses her husband and her job because of this obsession with food. And speaking of food, it certainly holds a very central place in this funny, but disturbing novel. It's satirical and smart and a quick read.
There were not really any sympathetic characters in this novel - at least for me. But I enjoyed the book very much and would recommend it.