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Thinandbeautiful.com (2009)

by Liane Shaw(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1897187629 (ISBN13: 9781897187623)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Second Story Press

review 1: A fantastic book that had me gripped from beginning to end. Unlike a lot of books about anorexia, it doesnt just show the reader the physical side to anorexia, it takes you deep into the mind and delusions of the sufferer. It's extremely well written and i can't help but think it's based partly on a real-life incident. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in eating disorders or psychology and aged 15 and over as it's quite emotional.
review 2: Concept/Ideas: 3/5Storyline/Plot: 4/5Characters: 4/5Writing Style: 4/5Overall Rating: 4/5 starsI loved ThinandBeautiful.com. It was an interesing and educational read. I loved the storyline, and I found it very sad, but at the same time, a great read about body image, and the pressures girl's feel nowadays to... more conform to a certain body type.I found Maddie somewhat annoying, but the dialogue was still good, so I didn't really mind that factor. I loved her best friend Annie, and thought that she was such a sweetheart, who just didn't know how to take action towards her best friend's anorexia problem.It was a fast read, only about 200 something pages, but I found it went by quickly because of the engrossing story, and heartbreaking voice of seventeen-year old Maddie. I also enjoyed how it switched between two parts constantly. One part was her battle leading up to the anorexia, and the other was the diary/journal entries of her life while in a clinic recovering.I loved this book, and I reccommend it to anyone, suffering from body issues or not, because not only does it teach you to value your body, and shows you how much the media negatively influences girls (AND boys) nowadays, but it also teaches you and makes you aware of the ongoing struggle and anorexia/bulimia problem that many girls have to deal with and suffer from. less

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