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This is a novel but I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know how an anorexic thinks and feels. This author captured the anorexic mind very well.


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Unwell a novel Leslie Lipton 9780595859269 Books Reviews

This author, undoubtedly, has a horrific true story of her battle with BN. The writing felt disjointed and undeveloped. The author added stories that she did not give the reader closure on (i.e. Did she have the colostomy bag forever? What was that like for her? And the story about her CASA child was thrown in strangely.)
I'm not sure how this book has received so many good reviews; it's a very poor depiction of life with an eating disorder and I speak from 20 years of personal experience. There are much, much better books out there.
great
This book takes the reader inside the mind of a young woman with an eating disorder. The author does an excellent job of depicting the world from this vantage point,showing how distorted and disturbing day to day life can be. At the onset of the story the main character is just beginning her slide into anorexia. Seeing this from the inside out is both enlightening and sobering. The story is set in Manhattan. While the author captures the intensity and pace of life in New York, it is easy to imagine this story happening anywhere as this is a pervasive problem in our culture. As a parent of a teen, I would strongly recommend this book to other parents of preteens or teens as a unique opportunithy to recognize a problem before it takes hold. I enjoyed the author's writing style and thought the story moved at a good pace.
I recently saw the author on "Geraldo at Large" and was capitvated by her honesty and courage. She discussed her own battle with anorexia and her reasons for writing the book. As Ms. Lipton said, she wanted to give a voice to the inner thoughts torturing an anorexic as he/she lives with this disorder. Additionally, Ms. Lipton stated she wanted to let people know that an eating disorder can be overcome. I, then, bought the book, was mesmerized reading it and haven't stopped thinking about it. As a high school teacher I have seen students battling eating disorders and can only wish I had had this book so as to have a better understanding of what they were feeling and possibly been able to help in some way. At least now I have the knowledge and believe I can offer some comfort and direction. I urge all parents to get yourselves a copy of this book. It may make all the difference.
I know the author fought - and recovered from an ED. She dealt with it at the main character's age, so I imagine its somewhat based on herself.
So I try not to be harsh on it.
But - this was the first book - ED book, ED fiction - that I haven't liked.
It seemed detached, I couldn't get INTO the character. Frankly, I kept feeling as though the author had only done copious research on what an eating disorder and its symptoms were like. When I found that the author had indeed been through one, I kep thinking - what happened?? You had the opportunity to turn this story into something powerful, to use your emotions and yourself and make this MEAN something.
To me, it didn't, not really.
No, I lie. Some parts were very powerful. Particularly towards the end.
But for the most part, I felt like I wasn't part of the character, like we had nothing in common - and, insofar as experience and thought/behavior - we really truly do. Which made it bizarre. I was unable to relate to someone as had experience much the same as I had? She had no depth. She never really delved into who she was and why she got this. She more observed the other girls and wrote about them. Which, like I said, made it feel like someone wrote from a textbook.
in character only had little substance to her.
The beginning - fell short. I don't know anyone with an eating disorder whose started so subtly, contradictorily (like how she cringes about the anorexics and thinks they're disgusting, but the very next day wants to be one??), and simply. They are deep disorders.
Or, I could be wrong.
Only my opinion.
In any case - the book was interesting - some parts were novel - I thought it was good to add both the (textbook nonetheless) athlete pressure and the girl whose mother had been anorexic and died. You don't see those much, particularly the last. As the child of a (dying, not dead) anorexic mom - I related to that character more than any other.
The ending - was very good, but at times confusing - I think she did it on purpose though.
So a three. Maybe when I reread it it'll become a four.
Maybe its one as has to be read twice.
The book is unrealistic and poorly written. I do not recommend that anyone read this book. It is pitiful that it was published.
This is a novel but I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to know how an anorexic thinks and feels. This author captured the anorexic mind very well.