"Hornbacher is a mind-blowingly good writer, and this account of her anorexia and bulimia is horribly brilliant. Don't dismiss this as yet another confessional. Read. Now."
"While you're at it, watch the film! It's not very faithful to the book, but it has more to it. Winona Ryder is brilliant, and one scene in particular is amazingly sad (I won't say which!)"
"This is a very interesting book, way better than her other attempts. It really made me understand her years of depression, and is strangely compelling."