Hello my lovely readers! This was a re-read for me and part of my 10 Books 10 Decades Challenge. I started this book December 28, 2025 and I'm just now finishing it. Woof. Let's get into it!
SYNOPSIS
Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Through five lengthy hospital stays, endless therapy, and the loss of family, friends, jobs, and all sense of what it means to be "normal," Marya Hornbacher lovingly embraced her anorexia and bulimia -- until a particularly horrifying bout with the disease in college put the romance of wasting away to rest forever. A vivid, honest, and emotionally wrenching memoir, Wasted is the story of one woman's travels to reality's darker side -- and her decision to find her way back on her own terms.
MY THOUGHTS
Chaotic is the only way I can describe this re-read!
Never mind the fact that I started this book in the midst of a stomach virus and short-lived pregnancy...everything in this book was completely off the wall. The writing was short and choppy. Hornbacher kept jumping around in her timeline and adding little rants or side stories, it was crazy.
I devoured this book when I was 13 (no pun intended) but re-reading it now as a 36-year-old woman....I could barely get through it. It felt like a chore to read and I had to put it down numerous times because I was, quite frankly, bored.
This memoir was all over the place and felt more like a way for Hornbacher to share her tips with other people suffering from eating disorders. I'm pretty sure she wrote this book while still suffering from anorexia and bulimia. Irresponsible if you ask me, but don't quote me on that timeline.
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