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"Portia de Rossi's memoir reminds us that fame and celebrity is no substitute for feeling comfortable in one's own skin, and unconditional love. Her journey toward self-acceptance is an important lesson for those who struggle with eating disorders, sexual orientation, and confidence. Every girl who dreams of being a model should read this book, to learn that the best judge of beauty is not society -- but self." --Jodi Picoult
"Anyone who's ever wondered why a beautiful, talented young woman would starve herself - as well as anyone looking for a powerfully-written memoir - should read Unbearable Lightness. Portia De Rossi tells her story with genuine insight and unflinching honesty. Her plight is horrifying, but De Rossi herself is entirely sympathetic, and by the end, you will cheer her on." --Jeannette Walls
"De Rossi is beautiful and famous and married to another celebrity and all of this makes it very easy to roll your eyes and dismiss Unbearable Lightness, her memoir of overcoming an eating disorder.
"Anyone who's ever wondered why a beautiful, talented young woman would starve herself - as well as anyone looking for a powerfully-written memoir - should read Unbearable Lightness. Portia De Rossi tells her story with genuine insight and unflinching honesty. Her plight is horrifying, but De Rossi herself is entirely sympathetic, and by the end, you will cheer her on." --Jeannette Walls
"De Rossi is beautiful and famous and married to another celebrity and all of this makes it very easy to roll your eyes and dismiss Unbearable Lightness, her memoir of overcoming an eating disorder.
Don't make that mistake: this is quite possibly the best book on the subject ever written. It is riveting and ruthlessly honest. De Rossi is the real deal; she's a fine writer with a sharp mind and tremendous substance who has turned in a rich, layered book of remarkable courage, power and significance. I have no doubt that her story will serve as life-changing inspiration for many young women currently struggling with their own food issues. But the book's general excellence makes it a fascinating and inspiring read for anyone." --Augusten Burroughs
"There are passages in this book that I had to read through my fingers, and others that made me laugh aloud. UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS is breathtakingly honest, brutal and beautiful." --Jonathan Safran Foer
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"I didn't decide to become anorexic. It snuck up on me disguised as a healthy diet, a professional attitude. Although there was a certain glamour to anorexics, I didn't want to be one. I just wanted to excel in dieting. And weighing in at 80 pounds on 300 calories a day, I was the best little dieter there ever was." In scalding prose, Portia de Rossi reveals the pain and illness that haunted her for decades. She alternately starved herself and binged, putting her life in danger and lying to herself and everyone around her about the depth of her illness. From her lowest point, Portia began the painful climb back to health and happiness, ultimately falling head over heels in love with Ellen DeGeneres. In this remarkable and landmark book, she tells a story that inspires hope and nourishes the spirit.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
As someone who has struggled with weight issues for most of my life, I found Portia de Rossi's memoir both emotional and unsettling. She so accurately portrays the experiences of anorexia - the isolation and the feelings of total and utter imprisonment - that I was transported back to a terrible time in my life. The best news is that this book has made me determined never to revisit that time ever again. This is an account filled with sadness, but also hope. I would recommend it to anybody who has ever suffered from, or loved anybody with, eating problems.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I couldn't put this book down, a brave, brave account of living a life with a eating disorder. Portia goes to hell and back, a must read.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I picked up this book being curious about Portia de Rossi of ALly McBeal fame. What I found was someone totally misunderstood who what nearly the opposite of what she portrayed on the outside. Having no experience of eating disorders personally, I found her story honest, un-prettified and eye opening. That she was in such a state physically and that yet in her hollywood world it passed as normal is beyond me. It is an enlightening read.
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Honest, touching and brilliantly written
"When it's quiet in my head like this, that's when the voice doesn't need to tell me how pathetic I am. I know it in the deepest part of me. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Char
very good read
I think everybody should read this book who has evers struggled with problems with their body image. Read more
Published 2 months ago by zsuzsa
Beautiful and hopeful
I've been eager to read this since de Rossi wrote her account of surviving a life-threatening eating disorder. And I was not disappointed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by LG
Descriptive of events
Really enoying book, wrote in a very honest manner.
Wish there was a little more analysis of feeling and thoughts but I suppose that relates to the lack of self-reflection... Read more
Wish there was a little more analysis of feeling and thoughts but I suppose that relates to the lack of self-reflection... Read more
Published 6 months ago by E. Kernan
I didn't want it to end but glad it did because she got better
After a mix up with my package, Amazon brilliant as they are sent me another copy of this book.
I read it in about a week after hearing about it on some talk show. Read more
I read it in about a week after hearing about it on some talk show. Read more
Published 7 months ago by serenitylopez
Unputdownable
I don't normally read biographies and am not at all into 'celebrity culture' but something drew me to this and I am so glad I read it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by C. Groves
Really good insight into anorexia, very brave book, not fantastically...
I was given this book and probably wouldn't have considered reading it otherwise. I am glad I did read it. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Silver Fox
Written with honesty and integrity: read it if you've ever dieted
I found this to be an intelligently and eloquently written book which had an rawness and honesty about. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Wiggy
Fantastic book
This is an exceptional book. It is raw, vulnerable and brutally honest. It is beautifully written and so readable that you can't put it down. Read more
Published 8 months ago by RM
ED Sufferer - Only just bearable reading...
This is an amazing book but as someone struggling to recover from an eating disorder I wasnt sure if I would survive its reading. Read more
Published 9 months ago by JoBlogs
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