Critical Praise

"Stunning...A tortured-yet-compelling account of a life spent bingeing, purging, and starving...A primal scream of a story sure to resonate even with those who possess a healthy attitude toward food and weight."

——Glamour

"A scary but tentatively triumphant memoir...[Told] with grace, sharp humor and candor."

——San Francisco Chronicle

"A gritty, unflinching look at eating disorders...written from the raw, disintegrated center of young pain...Hornbacher describes [such phenomena] with stark candor that captures both their pain and underlying purposes...She is wise beyond her years."

——New York Times Book Review

"Powerful, compelling, intelligent...A memoir that has the tension and movement of a well-paced novel...You simply cannot put Wasted down."

——San Diego Union-Tribune