Comments on: Review: Wintergirls, Laurie Halse Anderson

By: Nari @ The Novel World

Nari @ The Novel World — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:50:33 +0000

Great review. I felt the same exact way about this book. I listened to it on audio-cd, which added a whole new dimension to the seriousness of the topic and the unease of the subject matter, particularly the “I will not eat” chapter.

By: Beth F

Beth F — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:49:51 +0000

This was one of my top reads the year I read it. So powerful and scary. And the characters are so real. When I was teen, there wasn’t quite the pressure to be stick thin. Even so, I wonder how many of the girls I went to junior high and high school with had eating disorders. So much of it is secret behavior.

By: bermudaonion (Kathy)

bermudaonion (Kathy) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:30:46 +0000

I bought this right after I read Speak and haven’t gotten to it yet. It sounds like I need to make time for it soon.

By: zibilee

zibilee — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:15:24 +0000

I have wanted to read this book for a very long time. I think the subject matter is very harsh, but it’s definitely a story that needs to be read and discussed. Thanks for your very powerful review. I am going to have to think about buying this soon.

By: Pam (@iwriteinbooks)

Pam (@iwriteinbooks) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:38:49 +0000

Ah, what a great review! I grew up living at a gym, doing gymnastics three to four days a week at a very early age so the subject of the book is certainly not unfamiliar. The was it’s told, though, has always put me off of the book because it seems to be so accurate in describing the thought process that tags along with disordered eating. I will, eventually read it but right now I haven’t been able to!