Customer Reviews
A Gripping Real Life Tale - By: R. L. Seale, 23 Jul 2008 
A stunningly written book by Marya Hornbacher about her struggle with eating disorders throughout her life.
At the age of 23 Marya reflects on her life & the turmoil that anorexia & bulimia put her in. She has clearly done a lot of in-depth research into eating disorders & this helps to add another edge to her account. It is an intellectuallly written, throughly enjoyable book that gives an insight into having an eating disorder, the thoughts & feelings that accompany them & the journey that she went on.
I would recommend this book to anyone that has ever or is suffering from a eating disorder, & family & friends of them.
Outstanding - By: oddkid6, 26 Apr 2008 The first book i've ever read on anorexia & bullimia & quite possibly the best I'm going to ever read.
Not sentimental, but brilliant, sharp, open, honest, tragic & heart rendering. A story told to educate, rip apart the glamour of eating disorders.
I couldn't put this book down, & while I agree with some of the reviewers that this book could be perseived as a trigger, I think it needs to be read, & i'm sure the author needed to write it.
The author shows anorexia & bullimia in alll it's horrors & the iron grip which it has on her to this day. To show us & help us understand that each day is a new day, but that we will always carry the scars of our past with us into the future.
Important and Well-Written Book - By: Reader279, 11 Aug 2007 Love it or hate it, Wasted is an exceptional & quite extraordinary book. I read with interest the other reviews here, some of which claim that the book will act as a 'trigger' to those already suffering from eating disorders. Yes, I agree this may possibly be the case.. but this does not make Wasted a bad book. A good book will make you feel something, will make you empathise with the characters, will make you understand something more about yourself or about the human condition. In alll of these respects, Wasted is a hugely significant book. This book is not just another book about eating disorders - far from it. It is an intelligent, engaging & well-written account of the search for identity & one person's struggle with a truly horrific & self-destructive addiction. Shocking the subject matter may be, but personallly I consider this to be a real modern classic.
very VERY good! - By: Ms. Monica Sheaf, 05 Aug 2007 As someone who had anorexia & then bulimia for years, I would highly recommend this book to anyone who suffers from anorexia or bulimia - or even compulsive eating - an extremely prevalent issue among Western ( & probably non-Western) women. Marya discloses some very personal past issues - including the secret vomiting which is unfortunately a prevalent problem. Marya has a healthy cynicism about the medical profession, she is very hard on herself which a lot of us are, & as a privately educated 'Limey' I was quite interested to read about a state-school American suffering from the disease. Her book is a favour to many eating disorder sufferers - it certainly wasn't written for financial reasons.
Wasted - By: Laura, 26 Jul 2007 I found this book was a reallly interesting read. Suffering from anorexia myself I found it easy to relate to many of her feelings & experiences. well written & sad.
