
Waisted
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Robin Eller
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Amanda Ronconi
In this “big-hearted triumph of a novel” (Carolyn Parkhurst, New York Times best-selling author) for fans of Jennifer Weiner, seven women enrolled in an extreme weight loss documentary discover self-love and sisterhood as they enact a daring revenge against the exploitative filmmakers.
Alice and Daphne, both successful and accomplished working mothers, harbor the same secret: obsession with their weight overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work - and everything else of importance in their lives.
Daphne, plump in a family of model-thin women, discovered early that only slimness earns admiration. Alice, break-up skinny when she met her husband, risks losing her marriage if she keeps gaining weight.
The two women meet at Waisted. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss, and Alice, Daphne, and five other women are desperate enough to leave behind their families for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to always be on camera; afterward, the world will see Waisted: The Documentary.
But the women soon discover that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability...until they decide to take matters into their own hands.
Randy Susan Meyers “spins a compelling tale” (Kirkus Reviews) and “delivers a timely examination of body image, family, friendship, and what it means to be a woman in modern society... Culturally inclusive and societally on point, this is a must-read” (Library Journal).
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It has a lot of promise, and it could have used a better editing process.
I believe what annoyed me the most, and all due apologies to Robin Elles and Amanda Ronconi, was the inconsistent narration. This is all due to the direction they received, I’m sure. There were parts that could barely be heard as the tone was kept so low, almost at a conspirational, whispered level. As if a great secret was being revealed. There were none. It was ANNOYING. I appreciate that the producers and director were attempting to convey an inner dialogue at times. You failed.
I nearly stopped several times and gave up due to the periodic, inane dialogue and the annoying whispered portions.
I think with a good edit, this could be a better book. I get what it is trying to say, and in some parts it does a good job. But if I were the author, I’d insist on a new production of the audio book.
It’s OK
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Good story, but not worth the narration
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Flat narration
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great story
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