Wintergirls
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These were the words that guided and determined what Lia Overbook Marrigan would do. She was an innocent victim of anorexia nervosa. Fortunately for her(not for us as sympathetic readers), her best friend Cassandra parish (a.k.a Cassie) is a bulimic. Together, they embark to venture the reader into the dark and mysterious mind of a soul stuck in the body of a person having an eating disorder. This continues until one of them hits rock bottom-Cassie dies.
There begins Lia's struggle. She is alone, cold and vulnerable. Worst of all, every night Cassie visits her tempting to join her company in the afterlife.
"With naked emotion, brutal honesty and a narrative that's simultaneously captivating and claustrophobic, Wintergirls gives readers a haunting window into the disordered thinking behind eating disorders."
-Book Page
"Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson is one of the few books that can literally put a finger on the mental agony of a person who hates his or her body. Its not easy to live with hatred towards your own self. It destroys you from within. The book has a distinct narrative style. Written in first person narrative, it almost seems like a journal entry. Lia is brutal and direct in describing her circumstances. She counts her calories(trying to keep it below 500 per day), measuring herself on the weight Machine. Shopping at a grocery store is scary for her. The prospect of dying fascinates her. Her tale will give you goosebumps as you are overcome by the urge to wrap her in a blanket, offer her a cup of tea and whisper that everyone loves her and to shut the ugly voices in her head. There's only one problem. She will refuse to have that tea. Its just a cup of tea for you but its 350 calories for her.
Personally speaking, I have been there. I struggled with body dysmorphia when I was eight. So, I closely relate to Lia's struggle. "Wintergirls" is one of those novels that just compels me to say "Oh, that's totally me!".
You can relate to it even when you are a simple woman. Our society has conditioned us to think that we aren't perfect. We always chase what we consider ideal. Unrealistic goals turn into obsession. We forget to love ourselves.
If you are one of those self demeaning people, this novel might just will save your life.
Stupid/baby/stupid/loser/stupid/lost
These were the words that guided and determined what Lia Overbook Marrigan would do. She was an innocent victim of anorexia nervosa. Fortunately for her(not for us as sympathetic readers), her best friend Cassandra parish (a.k.a Cassie) is a bulimic. Together, they embark to venture the reader into the dark and mysterious mind of a soul stuck in the body of a person having an eating disorder. This continues until one of them hits rock bottom-Cassie dies.
There begins Lia's struggle. She is alone, cold and vulnerable. Worst of all, every night Cassie visits her tempting to join her company in the afterlife.
"With naked emotion, brutal honesty and a narrative that's simultaneously captivating and claustrophobic, Wintergirls gives readers a haunting window into the disordered thinking behind eating disorders."
-Book Page
"Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson is one of the few books that can literally put a finger on the mental agony of a person who hates his or her body. Its not easy to live with hatred towards your own self. It destroys you from within. The book has a distinct narrative style. Written in first person narrative, it almost seems like a journal entry. Lia is brutal and direct in describing her circumstances. She counts her calories(trying to keep it below 500 per day), measuring herself on the weight Machine. Shopping at a grocery store is scary for her. The prospect of dying fascinates her. Her tale will give you goosebumps as you are overcome by the urge to wrap her in a blanket, offer her a cup of tea and whisper that everyone loves her and to shut the ugly voices in her head. There's only one problem. She will refuse to have that tea. Its just a cup of tea for you but its 350 calories for her.
Personally speaking, I have been there. I struggled with body dysmorphia when I was eight. So, I closely relate to Lia's struggle. "Wintergirls" is one of those novels that just compels me to say "Oh, that's totally me!".
You can relate to it even when you are a simple woman. Our society has conditioned us to think that we aren't perfect. We always chase what we consider ideal. Unrealistic goals turn into obsession. We forget to love ourselves.
If you are one of those self demeaning people, this novel might just will save your life.
