Monday, April 25, 2011

In Stitches Review & *Giveaway*

In Stitches by Anthony Youn

About The Book:
Tony Youn grew up one of two Asian-American kids in a small town of near wall-to-wall whiteness. Too tall and too thin, he wore thick Coke-bottle glasses, braces, Hannibal Lecter headgear, and had a protruding jaw that one day began to grow, expanding Pinocchio-like, protruding to an unthinkable, monstrous size. After high school graduation, while other seniors partied at the shore or explored Europe, Youn lay strapped in an oral surgeon’s chair as he broke his jaw, then reset it and wired it shut for six weeks. Ironically, it was this brutal makeover that led him to his life's calling - and the four years of angst, flubs, triumphs, non-stop studying and intermittant heavy drinking that eventually earned him an M.D. Thanks to a small circle of close friends and an obsessive drive to overachieve, Youn transformed from a shy, skinny, awkward nerd with no confidence and no clue into a renowned and successful plastic surgeon. In Stitches is a heartfelt, candid, and laugh-out-loud memoir of one man's bumpy road to becoming a doctor and learning to be confortable in his own skin.

My Thoughts:
I loved this book. Some memoirs are quite boring, but this one is anything but. It is funny, and heartfelt. I could not put it down. The author is articulate and humorous and tells his story well. What a fun read!

About The Author:
Tony Youn, M.D. is a board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in Metro Detroit. He made his national TV debut on Dr. 90210 and has been a frequent guest on The Rachael Ray Show and The CBS Early Show and has appeared on The Doctors, The O'Reilly Factor, Fox and Friends, Manswers, and in specials on VH1 and E! He's written articles for RADAR magazine, MSNBC.com and CBS News.com. His comments have appeared in dozens of magazines, including US Weekly, In Touch and The National Enquirer. His blog, www.celebcosmeticsurgery.com is the most popular blog by a plastic surgeon in the country. In Stitches is his first book.

BUY the book on Amazon HERE.
When you pre-order In Stitches (comes out tomorrow), you can enter to win a free iPad, Nook or Kindle, hurry! Read excerpts from the book HERE. More about the book HERE.
Want to win a copy of this book? How To Win:

1. Follow this blog.
2. Tweet about this giveaway and use @callansmama
3. Fan me on Facebook
4. "Like" In Stitches on Facebook.

Giveaway ends May 2nd. Open to US and Canada only, sorry. Good luck.


I received a complimentary review copy of this book from Sneak Attack Media. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

8 comments:

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  3. I wasn't going to enter this because I have so many books to read, but after your review, I knew I had to. I am an Asian American who grew up nerdy like this, so I would love this book.
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