Overall, this is a very interesting read. I admire De Rossi for being so honest about her struggle with an eating disorder. My only complaint is that only the tiniest fraction of the book focuses on her recovery. I wish she spent more time talking about that. But this is a memoir, a very personal st...
This was a tough read - de Rossi is brutally honest about her life and her struggles with different eating disorders and her own self-acceptance.I appreciate her honesty and hope that it helps connect with those out there who need to hear it. I hope it inspires others in some way, but for me, it was...
Opening Line: “He doesn’t wait until I’m awake. He comes into my unconscious to find me, to pull me out.” I knew almost nothing about Portia De Rossi before reading her gripping biography. Sure I’d seen her years ago on Ally McBeal. I knew she was beautiful, I knew she was married to Ellen ...
Absolutely amazing. This book is so eloquently written, and does such a beautiful job of laying out all the things throughout her life that led her to 82 pounds. The discussions of disordered eating are so well written, the absolute mindset that allows you to rationalize dropping from 600 to 300 cal...
Portia de Rossi sheds some light on a subject that some are too ashamed, too embarrassed or too scared to talk about. She talks about being anorexic.At 12 years old, Portia convinced her mother to let her become a model. Her first big role came as that of a model in the Australian film Sirens. She l...
See full review here!Oh wow. How awful. Portia de Rossi's story is so eye-opening and honest. It made me feel less alone and slightly neurotic. Now, I don't have anorexia, but I do have a serious love/hate relationship with food. It's been a battle for years, and I'm currently "dieting." Hearing her...
The book was well written. I don't know that I actually enjoyed it. It was difficult to read sometimes because I wanted to take her by the shoulders and shake her. I wanted to say, "What the hell?" She did a great job of describing her thinking and what she was feeling. I actually admire her co...
Each year or so I find myself wanting to diet. Needing to. Whatever. This year, being only at its beginning, I just treated myself to a nice dinner and my favourite dessert in the whole world, two Reese's peanut butter cups which I'll probably regret later. Or not. I'm thinking about the way I look,...
It was an interesting read, that's for sure. It was unexpected and honest, but I guess I was missing a bit more background? Also, the end seemed a bit rushed.Before the book, all I knew about Portia de Rossi was that she was married to Ellen. I probably expected a bit more biography in the book.Howe...
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