This book will either unnecessarily scare first time moms or make second-, third-, etc- time moms roll their eyes. McCarthy either had a complicated pregnancy or is a huge wuss. For women who have complications, I doubt they want them made light of. For everyone else, whining about every discomfort during pregnancy is not 'getting the truth out' - it's just showing how spoiled you are.Maybe it would be nice to eat an entire tray of brownies every night (she claims to have done this) but I personally don't have money for a personal live-in trainer to help me lose the extra 50 pounds I'd gain because of it. I had an ok pregnancy and I didn't eat whatever I felt like eating - actually, I'm told this approach is bad (GENERALLY you're supposed to only add 300 calories a day, 500 I think during the thrid trimester).If you're rich and/or spoiled, this book is totally for you.