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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
For me, this was one of those books that I just could not put down. It just pulled me in and demanded it's full attention until the bitter end. It was also one of those books that I found to be incredibly painful because I felt so bad for what Portia de Rossi was going through. But at the same time I found myself understanding everything on such a level I never thought I would. It was such an amazing book and I think it has the potential to help so many people. I'm so glad that she was able to share that painful story with us.I'm not sure what else I can say. It was amazing!
i, too, feel a bit uneasy about the balance in the book between her illness and her getting better, but that doesn't change the fact that this is an extremely powerful book, and i salute portia for having the strength to write this down.
A beautifully, inspiring story. Portia deals with the issues of eating disorders in a very blunt, but sensitive matter, and helps open the eyes of so many readers and inspires the road to recovery in many more.
Couldnt read it, stopped after 6 chapters. Disturbed me.
Was this book intended to help people? It was just one big tipfest for anorexics.
Portia de Rossi is known for portraying hard, self-confident women in tv shows, but in reality she lived a life lacking of self confidence and fighting internal demons. As I wasn't aware of Portia de Rossi until she was out and dating Ellen, most of this story was completely new to me and very interesting.
Interesting to say the least that this now proud gay woman who is married to an outspoken lesbian, there were some moments where I was ready for her to meet Ellen and her life to start changing! There were quite a few pages devoted to the body issues she was having and the means with which she was manipulating her exercise or eating habits to achieve what she thought would be the perfect body. I am not sure this was touched on enough, but I think a big part of her issues started with the modeling at a young age and a mother who supported a 12 year old dieting. I wish she had put more detail into the mother/daughter relationship and how that probably brought her to the issues she was trying to overcome.
Overall a great celebrity book, that I would recommend to readers who are interested in reading the details of how Portia de Rossi came onto the Hollywood scene and the things that she hide from the outside world.
Interesting to say the least that this now proud gay woman who is married to an outspoken lesbian, there were some moments where I was ready for her to meet Ellen and her life to start changing! There were quite a few pages devoted to the body issues she was having and the means with which she was manipulating her exercise or eating habits to achieve what she thought would be the perfect body. I am not sure this was touched on enough, but I think a big part of her issues started with the modeling at a young age and a mother who supported a 12 year old dieting. I wish she had put more detail into the mother/daughter relationship and how that probably brought her to the issues she was trying to overcome.
Overall a great celebrity book, that I would recommend to readers who are interested in reading the details of how Portia de Rossi came onto the Hollywood scene and the things that she hide from the outside world.
Loved the story, writing was okay. Good read that kept me interested throughout.
Portia de Rossi hated herself. That's the message of this book. From the start of her modeling career in Australia at the age of 12, to her move to the US and success on Ally McBeal, she never thought she was any good. Dieting, deprivation, and never letting anyone see her without makeup (including makeup artists - she would painstakingly put on concealer before she would go to the set to be made up by professionals.) At the end of this path lies single-minded obsession, an empty life, and horrifying visceral details. Eating a spoonful of tuna with butter spray as a meal. Obsessing over calories and always doing lunges to get from room to room in your apartment, never letting yourself walk because it's "lazy" and doesn't burn as many calories. (Although I can picture her character from Better off Ted doing this and it would be hilarious.) Running sprints in a parking garage while wearing platform heels. Weighing 80-something pounds.
The tunnel vision of this is compelling. The decision to include only a few pictures at the very end of the book makes them have a lot more impact. Similarly, the brevity of the epilogue telling about her treatment, recovery and relationship with Ellen made it that much more amazing to me. It seemed like she really got it and fixed herself.
The tunnel vision of this is compelling. The decision to include only a few pictures at the very end of the book makes them have a lot more impact. Similarly, the brevity of the epilogue telling about her treatment, recovery and relationship with Ellen made it that much more amazing to me. It seemed like she really got it and fixed herself.
I was shocked at the honesty and the depth of her story. And I loved it - haven't stopped thinking about her story since I finished it.
I was shocked at the honesty and the depth of her story. And I loved it - haven't stopped thinking about her story since I finished it.