Frank Bruni

Bruni, restaurant critic for "The New York Times," tells his heartbreaking and hilarious account of his lifelong, often painful struggle with food.

The Secret History of a Full-time Eater

Born Round

Jeannette Ordas

I'm always a fan of memoirs but I'm not sure that this one was needed. Yeah he was a husky rich kid who loved to eat and then struggled with self-image, popped pills and was bulimic for a short time in college, but I couldn't find that much of an engaging story here. I did enjoy certain aspects interesting and after reading this did for a short time muse about getting a personal trainer. A full two and a half stars for you (or 3 goodreads stars as the case may be).

Born Round The Secret History of a Full-time Eater

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