A review by emjay24
Speed Shrinking by Susan Shapiro

2.0

I started reading this, and i liked it. I looked up the author, and found out that the book is sort of autobiographical, as it seems to mirror the description of the story of her memoirs. Her best friend since they were little kids ups and moves away with only a few days notice, and then proceeds to ignore her, even through a pregnancy and having a baby. Her therapist, who she's addicted to, leaves too. And for a few months, her husband has to go to LA for a job, but he comes back. This makes her have a nervous breakdown of sorts, and start eating sugar again. So, her husband seems like a good guy. Her therapist sounds crazy. And her best friend seemed like a really bad friend and someone who should be dropped. the main girl herself is kind of annoying. BUT i got to learn a lot about sugar addiction and addictive personalities. By the middle of the book it was kinda ugh and by the end i finished it just to finish it. It had such promise at the start then kinda flopped.