Laurie Halse Anderson
Hardcover | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 3.98 | 104754 Users | 8863 Reviews
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| Title | : | Wintergirls |
| Author | : | Laurie Halse Anderson |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | March 19th 2009 by Viking Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Contemporary. Realistic Fiction. Health. Mental Health |
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“Dead girl walking,” the boys say in the halls. “Tell us your secret,” the girls whisper, one toilet to another. I am that girl. I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame. Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit.Present Books During Wintergirls
| Original Title: | Wintergirls |
| ISBN: | 067001110X (ISBN13: 9780670011100) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award (RT Award) Nominee for Best Young Adult Novel (2009), Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2011), Milwaukee County Teen Book Award (2010), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award Nominee (2010), Iowa High School Book Award Nominee (2011) Lincoln Award Nominee (2014), Cybils Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2009), Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Cover (2011), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2009), Premio El Templo de las Mil Puertas Nominee for Mejor novela extranjera independiente (2010) |
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Ratings: 3.98 From 104754 Users | 8863 ReviewsNotice Regarding Books Wintergirls
I love Laurie Halse Anderson. Speak is one of my all time favorite novels, so to say I was excited to read Wintergirls was an understatement. I was excited until I realized what Wintergirls was really about: anorexia. Was that something that I wanted to read about. It sounded truly depressing and slightly disturbing. But as hard as it was to read this novel, I felt like it was even harder to put down. Anderson continues to impress my with her beautifully written novels. Ive seen AndersonsI initially found this book to be absolutely repulsive - the narrative was suffused with this sense that something was hideously wrong, and the devices that Anderson was using to describe narrator Lia's reality hinted at a disturbing mania. As it turns out, this is exactly right - Lia's sense of self was damaged even before her former best friend Cassie died alone and in pain. Their partnership was a deathly one; both girls aspired to be the skinniest as they struggled to grasp their way into
Lia fights a war every day. A war with herself. A war with food. At 95 pounds she still feels fat. When she looks in the mirror she sees the pockets of fat hanging on her body. Everyone else is just blind. Two stays in a treatment facility hasnt cured her; it just forced her to develop techniques to survive in a world of food. She picks the bruised apples at lunch so she has an excuse to cut some of it off, she sews quarters in the lining of her robe to add weight when she has to stand on the
This was my first read by Laurie Halse Anderson and I now see why people love her writing so much. She has a way of explaining inner thoughts in beautiful and heart-breaking words and phrases, and while the language is poetic it doesn't drown the actual story. "Wintergirls" deals with anorexia and bulemia all at once. It's a very strong and impactful story; especially, I would imagine, if you read it as a young adult which this novel is targeted towards. However, you can obviously still read it
Reread in December 2015This left me so fucked up. I have no clue how to begin. I dont think I ever read a book that left me so lost, for lack of a better word. Im numb and astonished and a heap of other feelings I cant even try to begin to explain. I felt physically uncomfortable while reading it and I felt so so sad throughout it. Just, simply put, an overwhelming feeling of sadness and helplessness was always with me. Its that need you feel as a reader to shield the characters you read about
I am oh-so-ready for more people I know to have read this book so I can talk with them about it!!Though it will inevitably be compared to SPEAK, I felt like this marked a real advance in Laurie Halse Anderson's ability as a writer in comparison. That said, the main character is dissociated, so it's hard to feel particuarly close to her as a reader. But I think that's the point. I don't think it's an exaggeration at all to say that some readers will find salvation in this book, and for that
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