Laurie Halse Anderson
Hardcover | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 3.98 | 104754 Users | 8863 Reviews
Itemize Books As Wintergirls
| Original Title: | Wintergirls |
| ISBN: | 067001110X (ISBN13: 9780670011100) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2009), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2011), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (2010), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2010), Iowa High School Book Award Nominee (2011) Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Cybils Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2009), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Cover (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2009), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2010) |
Description During Books Wintergirls
“Dead girl walking,” the boys say in the halls.“Tell us your secret,” the girls whisper, one toilet to another.
I am that girl.
I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through.
I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit.
Identify Regarding Books Wintergirls
| Title | : | Wintergirls |
| Author | : | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | March 19th 2009 by Viking Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Health. Mental Health |
Rating Regarding Books Wintergirls
Ratings: 3.98 From 104754 Users | 8863 ReviewsAssess Regarding Books Wintergirls
I'm surprised there is so little criticism of this book!I don't normally write reviews, but I finished the book a couple weeks ago and have been letting my thoughts simmer, unable to just forget it. Amazon seems to have eaten my review (maybe it will be posted in a couple days?). I decided to look for more dissenting opinions on here.4 or 5 stars for great writing. Anderson creates a page turner and certainly has an admirable command of language.2 stars for depth.Most articles and even manyI initially found this book to be absolutely repulsive - the narrative was suffused with this sense that something was hideously wrong, and the devices that Anderson was using to describe narrator Lia's reality hinted at a disturbing mania. As it turns out, this is exactly right - Lia's sense of self was damaged even before her former best friend Cassie died alone and in pain. Their partnership was a deathly one; both girls aspired to be the skinniest as they struggled to grasp their way into
5.0 StarsFive stars upon re-read. Anderson has such a talent for writing authentic stories about real teenage issues. The narration is emotional and raw, accurately depicting the inner monologue of disordered eating. I love the fragmented writing style, which felt very remiscent of Speak. I highly recommend this powerful, young adult novel.Huge content warnings for eating disorders. This novel includes triggering thought patterns regarding weight, calories, and starvation tricks that could
Lia fights a war every day. A war with herself. A war with food. At 95 pounds she still feels fat. When she looks in the mirror she sees the pockets of fat hanging on her body. Everyone else is just blind. Two stays in a treatment facility hasnt cured her; it just forced her to develop techniques to survive in a world of food. She picks the bruised apples at lunch so she has an excuse to cut some of it off, she sews quarters in the lining of her robe to add weight when she has to stand on the
Normally, I would have just left my two star (really, more like one and a half) rating and gone on my way. But Laurie Halse Anderson is very close to the top of the list of my favorite authors who write for teens, and this is the second title in the row of hers that I've given two stars.It kills me to think she might never write anything as good as Speak or Catalyst again.If I'm going to devote several hours of my life to follow a character through several hundred pages, I need something to hang
Wintergirls is an interesting book. I've found since reading Hunger for Life and Worthy of Love this year that there are some books on the subject of eating disorders which don't talk down to readers but instead help them to truly understand the struggles of a person going through these things, and Wintergirls, along with the latter two mentioned titles, is definitely one of those which I would consider one of the best in this small but important subgenre. This is a book which really looks into
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