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MaxineML
Feb 13, 2015MaxineML rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is a fascinating look at the vagaries of celebrity life, along with a fantastic debunking of the 'health claims' made by various celebrities (from snail facials to juice cleanses). Caulfield uses himself as a guinea pig for much of this, and reports back on the results and the science. From trying out for American Idol, to facials, to Gwyneth Paltrow's 21 day cleanse diet. Caulfield is a great writer - funny and wry, and easily able to describe the science and the studies behind what he is talking about. The first part of the book was probably the best (The Illusion of Celebrity Authority), and by part three the book did drag a bit, but not enough to make it enjoy it any less. The topics get a bit more serious the further into the book you go, but still remain relevant and funny. Caulfield mentions, in passing, Jenny McCarthy and the anti-vaccine movement, but doesn't really go into it at all, which, considering recent events is a bit of a bummer. I would have loved to read his takedown of McCarthy. Overall, a very funny book, on a fascinating topic.