I did not read the book. But sadly I experienced something far worse. Jodee Blanco came to my high school to give her story about her sad life. Half of her little presentation was about how she got picked on her whole life and at one point went as far as putting a butcher's knife in her backpack. Also that she had felt sorry for the masterminds of the Columbine shootings. She is a freakin nutbag. The other half of the presentation was how she is now incredibly thin, hot and has dated all these celebrities due to her awesome job. ANd that now she has become friends with all her bullies. So in essence all she is saying is that she was a geek and not like for who she was, so she radically changed herself to gain their acceptance and become one of them. Yea thanks, great message you freakin tool.