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Stranger Here
- How Weight-Loss Surgery Transformed My Body and Messed with My Head
- Narrated by: Dani Cervone
- Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
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Summary
Jen Larsen always thought that if she could only lose some weight, she would be unstoppable. She was convinced that once she found a way to not be fat any more, she would have the perfect existence she'd always dreamed of. When diet after diet failed, she decided to try bariatric surgery, and it worked better than she ever could have dreamed: she lost 180 pounds. As the weight fell away, though, Larsen realized that getting skinny was not the magical cure she thought it would be and suddenly, she wasn't sure who she was anymore.
Stranger Here is the brutally honest, surprisingly hilarious story of one woman's journey from one extreme of the weight spectrum to the other, and of the unexpected emotional chaos it created. Insightful and unsparing in her self-examination, Larsen depicts the exhilarating highs and devastating lows she experienced as a result of her weight loss, the incredible joy of finally beginning to look like the image of herself she's always carried inside her head, and the crushing pain and confusion of feeling like a stranger in her own body after losing the weight that has always defined her.
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- KT
- 23-03-14
Very American
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Not necessarily very subjective story about an individual's experience of gastric surgery and not particularly helpful for those going through or about to go through gastric surgery but interesting none the less.
Would you be willing to try another book from Jen Larsen? Why or why not?
Yes the story was good
Did Stranger Here inspire you to do anything?
No
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- Freyeden Spaniels
- 17-09-18
Honest, funny & captivating!
As someone who is preparing for Bariatric surgery I found this well written book extremely helpful, moving, funny & insightful.
I can see myself in so much the author has written and its frank approach to the subject of surgery and obesity is really refreshing.
I was sucked in from the first page and really enjoyed going along with the authors journey.
This is not a “how to” manual (there’s plenty of those around) but rather a very honest, very human and very entertaining account of one woman’s experience.
Well narrated I recommend this book to anyone contemplating Bariatric surgery and also to anyone supporting or involved with someone who’s had/having surgery.
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