Saturday, August 13, 2011

Women, Food, and God, by Geneen Roth


Women, Food, and God contains many poignant thoughts and insights for those of us who have, at one point or another, had a rocky relationship with food. The caveat of "reading" an audio book is that it's nearly impossible to find a passage you want to return to, so although there were some statements I thought would be great to highlight in this review, now it seems like too much trouble to pinpoint those selections. The absolute pleasure of listening to audio books, however, is hearing the author's voice, and - in Geneen Roth's case - this was one of my favorite things about the book. Roth's voice had such a calming effect on me that at times I felt like I was listening to a yoga instructor. (In contrast, my current audio book author's voice makes me feel like I'm sprinting...but more on that later!)

Before I recommend the book, I do think it's important to note that Geneen Roth's "version" of God is quite a lot different than mine, but honestly, she hardly even alludes to God until the epilogue, so this didn't bother me a whole lot. 

Another plus? While the audio book took me a couple of weeks (off and on) to finish, the actual paper copy is really quite short and would only take a day or two to read from cover to cover. 

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