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Frío (2010)

by Laurie Halse Anderson(Favorite Author)

3.98 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

8499181376 (ISBN13: 9788499181370)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Roca Editorial

review 1: The book "Wintergirls" was "hauntingly" amazing the main character lost her best friend after car crash do to the fact that her eating disorder caused her to be so thin. She would forever be haunted by not only her friend but, anorexia and along the way meet a mysterious boy. I think a little part of the book was a bit cheesy but overall it was good. i recommend this book to people who are interested in eating disorders, ghost stories and romance.
review 2: Overview:This book is basically about two girls, Lia and Cassie. They both are amazing friends and have been since elementary school. Then Cassie dies, leaving Lia depressed and confused. She blames herself for Cassie's death.They had a fatal secret, a vow that they would be the skinniest, the thinnest peop... morele in their school. Because skinnier made you better. Skinny is pretty. Her mind tells her to go on, even after the death of her best friend.My Review:I honestly think that this book was kind of twisted and morbid. In my head, this is how I think about it. There is a depressed, anorexic eighteen year old girl, who is completely lost and sort of crazy. Her family is broken, she is starving herself= no matter what rules they try to enforce on her. Characters:Lia did one thing I really hate in characters, aka stupid decisions! We see her struggle back and forth, but overall she doesn't really develop very much during the story, until pretty much brainwashed into.Lia also should have listening to ghost Cassie. Cassie's ghost really pushed Lia into finally giving up the eating disorder she had. I completely understand that Lia was depressed and her mood effected her actions negatively, but she didn't listen to her supernatural friend. I think that secretly she was kind of afraid of fully hearing the message that was displayed to the audience. That was annoying. Chloes/Mom/Dr. Marrigan is a just a struggling mother who in fact was almost just as troubled as her daughter. She reminds me of Lucky's Mum in Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King, the way she tries to avoid the problems surrounding her by immersing herself in her work as a doctor. She realizes that she really cannot help her daughter and struggles to see that her daughter is a teenager, not a test subject.Jennifer and her daughter are trying. Jennifer wants to live up to the expectations sort of set by Professor Overbrook's first wife but ultimately struggles. However, she also, at the same time does better than Chloe. She can really understand Lia compared to Mom's ways. No, I didn't really enjoy this book, but it was okay. It can get a 3/5 from me. less

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