this is a wonderful book! i recommend it highly!
it grabbed me, sucked me in, and didnt let me go until the very end, leaving me wanting more.
its....
COMPLETELY FANTASTIC!<33 

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

It's difficult to sum up my thoughts on Wasted, seeing as I'm no literary buff. There were a lot of things that bothered me about this novel. Hornbacher refers to sufferers of eating disorders as ...

Review: Wasted: A Memoir Of Anorexia And Bulimia

I just wanted to respond to the reviewers who mention this book as a good way to get eating disorder tips. That can be true of basically any book on eating disorders, including medical textbooks, as ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

This was a fantastic book. I really loved it. Marya Hornbacher's writing style is brutally honest and real without any self-pity or glorification. Even if you are usually not into memoirs, I would ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

Edited to add disclaimer. PLEASE err on the side of extreme caution if you are recovering from ED or were planning to share this book with a young person who may be in a vulnerable position. As ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

The book "Wasted" was truly a remarkable book. It really touched my heart. This book talks about how Marya's life was while dealing with an awful disease. The reason the author wrote this book was to ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

The cover is a picture of Hornbacher for a reason - her photo is as arresting as her prose, her personality, and her story. In parts of the book she meditates on whether her eating disorder was/is a ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

This is one of the staples of my library. I haven't read it in over a year, but I have so many of the well-crafted turns of phrase memorised from repeated readings. My first copy (accidentally left in ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

I read this well over ten years ago but I still remember it like yesterday, especially the mixed feelings I had as sympathy battled with revulsion. As with another book I read related to eating ... Read full review

Review: Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia

This was a well written book that, in my experience with patients with eating disorders, very accurately describes the nature of the illness and its associated complications (social, physical ... Read full review