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A review by nickieandremus
Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers
4.0
*** I received an advanced e-copy from Net Galley in exchange for my honest review
The premise of the novel is this small group of women going to a weight-loss retreat as part of a documentary, only to discover that it was an extreme weight-loss boot camp designed to humiliate the women and see how far they would go in order to lose weight. As someone who has struggled with their weight almost their entire life, I could relate to the women and their struggles. It begged the question: how far would I go to lose weight and be thin again? The methods used by the ones making the documentary repulsed me, my heart broke for the women at times and I mentally cheered them on at other times. The book went a little slow at times, but was overall a very empowering story for women everywhere.
The premise of the novel is this small group of women going to a weight-loss retreat as part of a documentary, only to discover that it was an extreme weight-loss boot camp designed to humiliate the women and see how far they would go in order to lose weight. As someone who has struggled with their weight almost their entire life, I could relate to the women and their struggles. It begged the question: how far would I go to lose weight and be thin again? The methods used by the ones making the documentary repulsed me, my heart broke for the women at times and I mentally cheered them on at other times. The book went a little slow at times, but was overall a very empowering story for women everywhere.