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Not your typical boring diet book, this is a tart-tongued, no-holds-barred wakeup call to all women who want to be thin. With such blunt advice as, "Soda is liquid Satan" and "You are a total moron if you think the
...(more) Atkins Diet will make you thin," it's a rallying cry for all savvy women to start eating healthy and looking radiant. Unlike standard diet books, it actually makes the reader laugh out loud with its truthful, smart-mouthed revelations. Behind all the attitude, however, there's solid guidance. Skinny Bitch espouses a healthful lifestyle that promotes whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, and encourages women to get excited about feeling "clean and pure and energized."(less)
don't judge a book by its cover.
this book was a HUGE pre-emptive stepping stone to me becoming vegan. its attraction to the mainstream by posing as a health fad book is actaully its best offense. it opens doors for people who would be quick to shun veganism without ever researching it. the reading's refreshingly simple, and starts out light, but quickly ups the ante by carefully analyzing human nutritional needs, as well as addressing animal rights. an easy, albeit fascinating, read. give it to your skeptical friends.