Customer Reviews

Pain Behind the Smile: My Battle with Bulimia

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I have both me Leah and read her book. I met her on two occasions at conferences I attended. I also read her book. The book does look into the horrors that I know are part of the struggle with the 'demon'. However, I question the sincerity in the author. Due to the reception I received from her at both encounters, I question the sincerity of her attempts and wonder if it isn't all a grasp at further fame.

Leah Hulan was my roommate at the 1994 Miss USA Pageant in South Padre, Texas (I was Miss North Dakota). The reflection and insight this book relects is real. Leah truly is a person we would all like to be like... and for her to have the courage and strength to share her story is a gift to the rest of us. The book is wonderfully written. This book would be helpful to anyone struggling with their own disease or for those knowing those who are.

As I read this book I remembered my aspects of my own eating disorder. I felt as though demons had taken over my body and I had to fight them off. There were days that I was as normal as the next person, but then there were days that I could not remember even waking in the morning. I was in a treatment facility with Leah a few years ago. She seemed to have a grip on breaking the cycle. However, it can still be a struggle when times get rough. She bares all in this graphic tale of her life as she lived it. I admire her courage to re-live those years.

I think this book is an excellent detail of how society puts pressures on young women to be beautiful and femimine, no matter how hurt and mistreated you are on the inside. Love yourselves, Eleni

I met this author shortly after the book was released. I was greatly impressed by her and this book. I feel that in this book she paints the grisly picture of her life and how her eating disorder affected her. She doesn't glamorize and say she over-came it, but insteads tells of her constant struggle. She also highlights how society encouraged her distructive behavior. This is a strong woman, who should be recongnized for her courage.

I was not impressed at all. The book is a far cry from the truth it seems. Knowing this girl through college I believe this was a stretch to continue fame!

Leah Hulan is a friend of mine. This book details her struggle with a lifetime of rejection and loneliness. These maladies later manifested themselves in her ongoing struggles with eating disorders. She bares her soul on the demons that have tormented her. While this is not the greatest book ever written and tends to be overly dramatic at times, it is a griping tale on Leah's struggle to find herself and take control of her life. I would recommend the book to anyone struggling with eating disorders or have someone close to them similarly afflicted.