Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)
 

Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)

by Marya Hornbacher

"I fell for the great American dream, female version, hook, line, and sinker," Marya Hornbacher writes. "I, as many young women do, honest-to-God believed that once I Just Lost a Few Pounds, suddenly I would be a New You, I would have Ken-doll men chasing my thin legs down with bouquets of flowers on the street, I would become rich and famous and glamorous and lose my freckles and become... (read more)

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Kristin
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My favorite book of all time. I'm not sure why this book touched me so. I don't have an eating disorder, I am not recovering from an eating disorder, I've never been close to anyone with an eating disorder. The writing is perfection. The exact way I like a story to be told: cites, references, fore shadowing, reflection from present day. I've read this book cover to cover at least 4 times. I often leave it on my night stand and read 20 random pages before bed. Her story is powerful. You end up...

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  • Liz K

    liz k said:

    What I found so fascinating is that she had people in her life, at various points, trying so very hard to help her make a change, but she could always work around it. It was a truly convincing illustration of how all of us are ultimately responsible for the changes in our own lives - no one else (externally) can MAKE us change. We simply have to decide for ourselves when we want to change, whether it is decide to see medical help, or lose weight, or start exercising, or quit smoking.

    posted Thursday, November 1 2007
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