Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia, by Marya Hornbacher, has a simplistic language use that flows well. Marya Hornbacher speaks genuinely and in an honest manner. She does not try to change the truth of her experiences and the language is raw. There are glimpses of sarcasm that are revealed through dialogue, but it does not involve the overall language. She writes in an objective manner, because she does not draw the reader through self-pity and other emotional aspects. Marya Hornbacher writes in a relatable manner that is easily comprehensible. She does not lead the reader to certain ideas and beliefs and plainly displays the actuality of her experiences through eating disorders and hospitalizations. She purposefully writes with these linguistic tools, to emphasize the point of her past situation. Marya's writing style may be especially effective towards people who have experienced situations such as Marya's, because of its raw and palpable characteristics. Her honesty is amplified through her dispassionate language and it draws a reader to the memoir. Despite the author's cold and disconnected language and tone, the reader may feel connected to the literature, because of the author's honorable and straightforward confessions. Ultimately, Marya Hornbacher writes in a language that does not make her situation look like a sob story for herself, but causes a reader to connect with her situation through her cold, dark, and raw nature of writing. The connection arises naturally, because Marya did not attempt to place the tragic and sorrowful feelings with a set mind of causing those feelings to boil in the hearts and minds of her audience.
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