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The Chic Diet

Kit Olsen

3.53 AVERAGE

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Hilarious because this is truly how pro-ana girls sound to regular people. I wish the book touched on other types of EDs aside from anorexia. Also, I genuinely don’t think teen girls should read this book because they might internalize it. I can’t recall if the book had a TW but I do think it should have one along with a satire warning. It’s strange seeing “coquette” girls with EDs making this book their personality when it is clearly making fun of them

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

did i read this book to actively trigger my eating disorder? yes, yes i did. was i also thoroughly entertained? abso-bloody-lutely. this book was a whole whirlwind of insightful information, god tier humour and a good mock commentary on the certain “elite chic” mentality all pressed into one. i know this is a book i will come back to time and time again to try and laugh about my anorexia as it can be a bit too pressing at times and needs some comedic relief. however, even though i did exactly this, if you are struggling with an eating disorder of any kind or are in recovery i very much do not recommend this book or at the very least proceed with as much caution as possible.

Entertaining, funny, and unapologetically politically incorrect.
dark funny fast-paced

funniest, coolest, chicest book i’ve read in a long time live laugh love kate moss xx
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sidpeanut's review

3.0
funny fast-paced

Funny read as someone all too familiar with eating disorder spaces online. The information wasn’t new to me of course, and the way it was written was silly! The writing style reminded me of the way the characters in The Clique series talk, and that was very nostalgic for me. 
dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

i don’t know why i thought this book would fall more along the lines of class deep-dive, anecdotal 1% blurbs, a discussion of the power of food and thinness amongst the rich. it actually was just a cuckoo babble about tumblr, kombucha, and not eating anything. at least it was short! 
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