A review by el_viral
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Although some elements have clearly been embellished - who remembers exactly their parents' relationship and how they felt at age 9, this must be extrapolated - overall it is a harrowing and moving account of an illness, and far beyond what one would necessarily expect from a 23-year-old. Hornbacher's writing is accomplished, and she very much draws you in to the narrative. As a person with mental health issues myself, although not an ED, I could see some of my own issues ref ecting back on me. As she herself said, there is no satisfactory ending, because there can't be for something like this, the end describing the balancing act needed while striving for a life is poignant. Overall a very good, if challenging read.
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