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Book Review of Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self

Passing for Thin: Losing Half My Weight and Finding My Self
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I almost quit reading this book after the first few chapters. Her descriptions of how obsessed she was with food and how much she ate was turning my stomach. She is a deeply unhappy person who was using food as a drug and companion. I was surprised by how brutally honest she was. It's about a person who spent so much money and time eating that she didn't know how to be a healthy adult. This is not a book about happily ever after, but about a woman discovering what she can do with her talents without her body getting in the way.