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Title: slow start, good body, fine finish
Review: I feel that those reviewers who didn't like Natalie for being selfish have missed the point! I also found Natalie to be annoying and whiny and needy and everything that the negative reviews promise that she is. However, I thought that the book did a wonderful job of documenting the systematic breakdown of this woman's clean facade to expose the damage that she has done to her body and her mental health. The writing is rich and flavorful, and Maxted hits the female friend dynamic right on the money.My main criticisms are that the first part of the book drags and I thought that the romances were underdeveloped, although this could be a side effect of Natalie's emotional underdevelopment as anything (reviewer acknowledges that this is a stretch). This book would be a fun beach read, but it could also elicit some strong emotions from readers who have watched a friend succumb to anorexia.
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