Title: Oh, please
Review: This is one of the most annoying books out there on anorexia. Yes, anorexia is an insidious illness, but Jenny Lauren comes across as a spoiled, privileged, ungrateful, whiney, name-dropping brat. It's really hard to care about her or empathize with her because of her unbelievable sense of entitlement and hypochondria. It's also hard not to be annoyed by her complaints about living in a world where she has access to anyone or anything -- doesn't she appreciate this on some level? I mean, c'mon. Ironically, her writing style is so cumbersome and cloying that if she weren't a member of the Ralph Lauren family, she'd never have been published.For a much more authentic, compassionate and well-written treatment of privileged youth and eating disorders, I'd recommend Lori Gottlieb's STICK FIGURE: A DIARY OF MY FORMER SELF.
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