Book after Book

Welcome back to Blind Date With a Book Thursday… even if it’s Friday morning! Thank you all for joining in the fun and sharing your guesses on Twitter or on the blog. I hope you enjoyed yourselves! A quick look at the clues: I was published in 2010 I was written by an Australian actress I am a memoir I explore themes of sexuality and self-acceptance I talk about eating disorders Any last-minute guesses? No? Ok, here we go… This week’s book was… Unbearable Lightness by Portia De Rossi. It a well-written and delicate memoir that I first read in 2011. You can read my review here . I hope to see you next week for some more fun!

By Portia De Rossi Published by Simon & Schuster Sometimes I choose what to read for reasons that go beyond the content of the book. In fact, when I decided that I wanted to read Portia De Rossi’s Unbearable Lightness , I didn’t even know what it was about. I had watched no interviews and read no reviews. I figured that whatever one half of the world’s most famous lesbian couple had to say, I wanted to know! Despite not knowing anything about the book, I did have preconceptions. I was definitely not expecting the amazing book that this turned out to be. In Unbearable Lightness , whose subtitle is A story of loss and gain , Portia De Rossi gives an acutely honest account of her struggle with eating disorders. Brought on by factors such as the need to feel above average when she was only in her teens and the perceived necessity to hide her sexual orientation when she was beginning her acting career, her difficult relationship with food and the hatred towards her body and herself are ...