This is a brave and disquieting account of actress Portia de Rossi's nearly lethal struggles with self-acceptance. Amanda Rogers was an intensely driven girl who changed her name, had a successful modeling career, attended Australia's most prestigious law school, and landed on a hit television series (Ally McBeal) by age twenty-four. She also suffered from an eating disorder and severely shaky self-esteem, and both went into overdrive when she faced the image-fixated scrutiny that comes with being a Hollywood ingénue.To further complicate matters, she was also a closeted lesbian who felt her career would instantly implode if her secret were revealed.
“Unflinching” has become such a hackneyed word in reviews, but it is the perfect way to describe de Rossi's book. She boldly and lucidly sifts through her psyche as it unravels, then as she painstakingly rebuilds her life. Her writing is insightful, very candid, and slyly humorous.
I would recommend this book to anyone seeking a better understanding of eating disorders or the particular challenges of being different.
-Megan
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