Cole Kazdin

I’m not actually disappointed by this book, but it isn’t quite what I was expecting. I thought it was sociological analysis of the issues in the subtitle and while that is present, the book is much of a memoir. Let me rephrase; it’s more journalistic than sociological, and more memoir than either.

While the journalism was engaging and I appreciate how wide-ranging the interviews were, I had some difficulty empathizing with the author. I’m sure this book will help many readers, but might benefit even more readers with less explicit reference to the author’s dress size. Wouldn’t it have the same impact if we didn’t know that she was taking her size 00 suits to be tailored? And that she is still quite slim? Or maybe I’m just not in the right headspace of recovering from my own disordered eating to read this.

ARC provided by #NetGalley in exchange for honest review.… (lisätietoja)