Alice in Wonderland

Walking into a bookstore today a person can find a number of books to hold his or her interest. Many people like tales of horror or epic romances; but if real life drama keeps is what keeps the reader turning the pages, then “Wasted” by Marya Hornbacher is as real as it gets.. Hornbacher makes you feel as though you were right there with her throughout all of her hard times. This memoir of a young woman’s battle with anorexia nervosa and bulimia will keep you wanting more long after you close the book. Hornbacher wrote a great, life saving story about the devastating effect that the cultural obsession with thinness can have on the self-image of a woman.
This book gives the reader a good glance at how wrong the textbook definition or criteria of a person with anorexia and/or bulimia can be. Most people think that these disorders start at around age fifteen and may continue into their early twenties until medical help can be received. For most women, this has proven to be tru...