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I have to admit, the subject matter for Wintergirls truly disturbed me and it was very difficult and uncomfortable for me to read the book eating disorders and the like.

The writing style was hard to get into. At first, I didnt really like it because it was totally different than the writing style that I was used to. However, by the end of the book, I realized that despite the different writing style, it somehow fit the book.

The plot, like I said before, was about anorexia. Because Ive never experienced it nor have seen other people experience it, it was probably a lot harder for me to relate with Lia in a both emotion and physical way. I couldnt fully comprehend why she would want to do that and why she couldnt stop. So due to my lack of experience which could be a good or bad thing, it was really hard for me to relate to the book in general.

Lia, the main character, is anorexic. She has the need to starve herself despite all the times when she wants to eat. She would often look at something yummy and think about eating it but the things she thinks and the things she does are vastly different. Like I said before, I couldnt relate to her no matter how hard I tried. It was very hard for me to understand her and, like I said, this made it difficult for me to understand the book in general.

Overall, Wintergirls would probably have impacted people who actually have experienced anorexia or know someone who have. I believe that Wintergirls can be a really big impact to healing anorexic girls or those who are plagued by it and it can definitely be a discussion book. I personally didnt enjoy it as much as everyone else did but it was still a very emotional and gripping novel.