Aside from some of the issues, I once again saw value in the underlying point of this book. Rachelle couldn’t find happiness in food, or boys, or alcoAside from some of the issues, I once again saw value in the underlying point of this book. Rachelle couldn’t find happiness in food, or boys, or alcohol, or exercise, or even being thin. Arguably, by the end of the book she hasn’t found happiness but instead found a path to happiness. This is a lot more realistic than a narrative of “oh look how much better my life is now that I weigh less!” I also appreciated that despite her hesitance to join in on therapy, Rachelle does give honesty and time to the therapist in acknowledgement. The heavy topics addressed in this book, though, aren’t covered to their full extent. Things are often glossed over in a phone call description, or touched on for a single moment then skipped off of by nature of an event in the book’s plot. There were a lot of half-formed ideas of health and happiness that were almost poignant but pulled away at the last second, leaving them ill-advised. It was a frustrating back and forth of “wow that’s a good point” and “oh my god no.” Complicated, but with a critical eye still enjoyable.
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Merged review:
Aside from some of the issues, I once again saw value in the underlying point of this book. Rachelle couldn’t find happiness in food, or boys, or alcohol, or exercise, or even being thin. Arguably, by the end of the book she hasn’t found happiness but instead found a path to happiness. This is a lot more realistic than a narrative of “oh look how much better my life is now that I weigh less!” I also appreciated that despite her hesitance to join in on therapy, Rachelle does give honesty and time to the therapist in acknowledgement. The heavy topics addressed in this book, though, aren’t covered to their full extent. Things are often glossed over in a phone call description, or touched on for a single moment then skipped off of by nature of an event in the book’s plot. There were a lot of half-formed ideas of health and happiness that were almost poignant but pulled away at the last second, leaving them ill-advised. It was a frustrating back and forth of “wow that’s a good point” and “oh my god no.” Complicated, but with a critical eye still enjoyable.
For the full review and more information, please visit my blog beesandbooks.home.blog...more
