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I give it a 99999999999999 star!

June 20, 2009

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Reader reviewed by Nicole

wow. this is the best book ive ever read. it couldnt have been ANY better. kudos to you, laurie halse anderson. from now on, i am absolutley hooked by your books. BRAVO. i am very hard to give a good review and ive read Wintergirls about 100 times, it's that good. so i love what you did. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE write more books about anorexia/bulemia(:

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Life With Anorexia

June 19, 2009

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Reader reviewed by Ashley

Lia and Cassie were best friends, each facing an eating disorder. Cassie: bulimia. Lia: anorexia. Then one day JenniferLia's step momtells her that Cassie died. Cassie called Lia thirty three times, but Lia never answered. Cassie died alone in a motel room. Through out the book, these words echo through Lia's mind, haunting her.

You follow Lia as she struggles not to eat food, striving to get the numbers on the scale lower. She knows that something is wrong with her eyes, something that makes her feel disgusted every time she looks in the mirror. Except she doesn't believe that she wants to get better. She counts calories and exercises in the middle of the night for hours, desperate to make the numbers on the scale lower. She can't let anyone find out she's gone back to her old habits. They'll lock her up again in New Seasons, and why waist money on something that doesn't even work?

As Lia struggles with the disorder, her old best friend Cassie can't leave her alone. Cassie is in her room at night, waiting for her. Once Cassie is buried, Lia believes she will finally stop seeing her. Except she shows up more and more, urging Lia on so that they can be together again. And soon Lia starts to believe that she really does want to die.

At first I was a little unsure about this book. I know that Laurie Halse Anderson is a fantastic writer, but I still felt uneasy. Wintergirls blew me away! I was so intrugied with this book, I never wanted to put it down.

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Creative Writing Style

June 14, 2009

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Reader reviewed by Kaycee

Wintergirls is a very interesting style of story with just as creative writing style. Lia is a very shattered girl who has had her best friend Cassie, until she ditched her. In Cassie's dying moment Lia ditches Cassie. Lia's anorexia becomes even more out of control after Cassie's death, who died due to her bulimia. Lia has no one to talk to, but she does have someone to ignore... Cassie's ghost. Is it real or is it her body messing with her head?
The story inside Lia's head is a good one, but hard to get into. The ending seems a bit sudden and the writing style may not be appealing to all.

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A book for every teen girl

May 15, 2009

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Reader reviewed by mearley

Lia and Cassie had been best friends, bound together by their goal to be the skinniest girls in school. As many friends do, they grew apart and stopped speaking to each other. But the night Cassie died, she had called Lia 33 times; Lia never answered. Now the guilt is pulling Lia further and further into her anorexic behaviors...and it doesn't help that Cassie keeps showing up and encouraging Lia to join her on the "other side."

A very intense book. Laurie Halse Anderson portrays eating disorders as the bleak, serious issue they are; nothing is glossed over or sugar-coated. Lia's family relationships are very realistic and relatable, especially her relationship with her step-sister, Emma.

Not really an enjoyable book, but very readable. Lia's story is important for teen girls to read.

Reprinted here with author's permssion

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A good read with a meaningful message.

May 10, 2009

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Reader reviewed by Kelsey

Wintergirls is about Lia, who is in a competive game with her best friend; who can weigh the least. When the harshness of the eating disorder overtook her best friend, Lia is all on her own. This book goes through the struggle Lia has to go along with everyday, it really gives you an insight it what happens in there mind. Will Lia overcome her struggle? Or fall like her best friend did? I recommend this book to 14 and up.

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anorexia

April 26, 2009

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Reader reviewed by stephanie

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.

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WOW!

March 04, 2009

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Reader reviewed by Taylor

Just like I have said about many of past reads, Wintergirls has a
beautiful cover. The cover has actually motivated me to take one of my
senior pictures through a stained glass window.

Since I read
the sypnosis of Wintergirls I just HAD to read the book. Well, after I
finally managed to get my hands on a copy (and a few more for my contest) I can say the book most certainly exceeded expectations.

The
style of writing Anderson uses is full of power, a combination of heavy
metaphors, horrifying memories and sickening thoughts twist together
around the reader, forcing them to continue. Although the saddness of
the book is hard to swallow and I often found myself struggling to
finish reading, its realism and strong plot keep me flipping the pages.

Besides
being powerfully written, the problems Lia face are realistic and
serious which made me curious. I have witnessed the effects of alcohol
addiction but never anorexia. Learning about the disease by reading a
wonderful novel makes the saddness of the disease easier to deal with.

The
research done by Anderson was excellent and her writing style has never
failed to impress me. Wintergirls is a gripping book that everyone
should get their hands on!

4.5/5

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