[.ca] Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy ... (ISBN 1400105625)

Endless diet of vulgarity masquerading as advice:
I am saddened that I can't rate this any lower than one-star and deeply disappointed that this book made any best-seller list. I purchased it on a fly-by past the bookstand, and returned it the very next day. It is obvious that these two former "models" have no concept whatsoever of the true issues related to excess weight, nor how their repetitive references to the reader as a "fat pig" feed into the root cause of many people's weight problems. They offer no assistance to people to address the underlying issues behind their weight, instead assume that people are just stupid and lazy and by simply adopting a vegan lifestyle, their weight problems will go away. This book presents a stunningly shallow approach to weight-related issues and the presentation is such a disgusting, coarse and gratuitously vulgar dissertation that I could barely stomach it. I don't have a problem with cursing but this book takes "potty-mouth" to a whole new level. These two should have their mouths washed out with soap...a cruelty-free, organic, soy-based soap...but soap all the same.

don't bother:
this book is mind-numbingly stupid. i bought this on a day when i was feeling guilty about my completely undisciplined approach to food. despite being a relatively "skinny bitch" myself, i got suckered into this book by it's cover and tag lines. the authors' pathetic attempt to engage youthful and savvy women with sarcasm and tough love is really just gimmicky bad writing. this book pretends to offer a cut and dry motivational approach to food, but it's just a sneaky way to proselytize their extreme veganism and paranoia. most of their "science" is either conjecture or completely wrong. what they think is logically and scientifically best for our bodies is really their own personal philosophy on how humans and animals should coexist. it truly saddens me that this book is on any bestseller list.

Love it or Hate it:
Its one of those books where people seem to love it or hate it. I love it. I loved the tone because I tend to like people who have a passion for their topic even if I don't agree 100%. After all, do I really want to hear from someone who has no unique point of view without passion. I get that from a dictionary. As far as the information goes, the most important thing I got from this book is that even if you are not morally a vegitarian, the meat, chicken and dairy of today are not what they were 100 years ago. And if simply taking birth control pills can make some people sick and fat, imagine what taking all those hormones and antibiotics are doing. I'm off meat, chicken and dairy (except for the occasional pizza). I'm keeping the sugar and coffee thought.

Vegan Screed in Disguise:
A weight-loss book in which the two authors try to cajole, guilt and bully the reader into becoming vegan. Aside from that, it's mildly amusing.

No-Nonsense Indeed!:
I love this book. Its witty, in your face attitude kept me hooked from beginning to end. The authors are not afraid to tell it like it is, plus they use sources to back up their info (unlike many other diet books). Sometimes they make you feel like an idiot: "Of course milk makes you fat! Milk turns a 90lb calf into a 450lb cow! Duh!" And the recommended food list is very helpful. Not only will you become skinny, you will be healthy as well! For more reading on how foods affect your health, get 'The China Study'. For more reading on the meat industry, get 'Slaughterhouse' or 'The Food Revolution'.