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Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time
by Valerie Bertinelli
from Free Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• OMG VAL!
  The sex. The drugs. The rock n roll. And that was even before she met Eddie Van Halen.
  The shock value not the writing--which has a breezy, high school girl's diary quality--is the reason to read this book.
  She claims to be an emotional eater -- by the end you understand what she had to be so emotional about.
  For the longest time VB was on the side of the angels. Presented by the media as America's Sweetheart; the good girl who would tame the bad boy; the suffering wife who tried and... more info

• Geography Lesson
  Valerie, You lived in "Clarkston", Michigan--not Pine Knob, Michigan. Pine Knob is a ski resort in the winter and a concert venue in the summer. There were other references in your book which clearly indicate you and your editors did not do their research.
  For the most part, I agree with reviewers that said she's so insecure. I also didn't appreciate the democrat slant and comments. Too many celebrities, especially women, expect all or most women to be democrats. It ain't so. You surround yourself with... more info

• Lightweight and Uninspiring
  Like everyone else who seems to have posted a review here, I was interested in reading this because Valerie Bertinelli is about my age and I liked her as Barbara Cooper on "One Day At A Time".
  Anyway, I was expecting a lot more depth and insight in this book. It jumps around a lot and we rarely get any thoughtful, mature introspection. Another reviewer said that it was like a school girl's diary, and that perfectly describes it. There are loads of experiences summed up in half a paragraph, without the... more info

• She's likeable as always, but might want to lay off the politics
  I'm only a few years younger than Valerie and grew up watching "One Day" and emulating her hairstyles as a kid. I've always found her likable and entertaining and frankly, to be a little envied (before I knew better) when she married Eddie Van Halen, which was the talk of my high school at the time.
  Her book, while not exactly cerebral, is an interesting read, and actually confirmed what I surmised from watching her interviews over the years: She is a good person with a natural sweetness but is much... more info

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