Review: An amazing journey!!!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 17, 2014
The book, Losing Weight in New York, was a wonderfully inspiring book to read. The story is about a girl named Catalina, and basically tells her life story in a short and defined way. Being a woman who grew up with only one sibling in the house, it was very interesting to hear a story about a woman who grew up with many siblings, and somehow felt lost and alone even with a massive amount of people in her home. I think that from time to time, we all wish that we could run away from the things in our lives that tend to stress us out. Although, not all of us can actually plan a long distance running spree to avoid the things that we don’t really want to have to face any longer. Catalina’s journey to move to the East Coast was more than just a trip to get away from a life that she felt out of place in, but instead, it was a step towards being able to transform her entire life. It was beautiful to read about the new people in her life who were able to, through just being friends and caring, help her to begin her journey to lose weight and build her self-esteem. I look forward to reading more from author, Hellen Soriano, and am in hopes that she will continue with more stories about the life of Catalina so that we can all see what the future holds for her. I know many people right now who could greatly benefit from reading this book, and will be recommending it to all of my friends so that they can feel the encouragement that I felt myself as I read it.