" Devastating but important novel about a girl with anorexia. it reminded me of the struggle others go through and the things they do because they are not happy with how they look. " this book was really good after i finished reading it i couldn't look at food the same for a few days. " While I didn't enjoy the style of writing (it was too choppy for my liking), Wintergirls was a good read. " This was a great book that took an unexpected twist. " This book gives me the chills! " - Rebecca, Anderson gives speakers to the noise in Lia's head so that readers understand her motivation and her pain. This book should be required reading in high schools everywhere. Overall Performance: Narration Rating: Story Rating:.I'll spoil the book if I say anything more about that, so go read it yourself if you're sure it won't be a trigger for you." It was also interesting how winter was used as an extended metaphor for Cassie's eating disorder. Though some think it disrupts the flow, I think it kind of facilitates it. I really liked how the author added little "stylistic quirks", as she called them, as they gave me an insight into the mind of Cassie, the protagonist.
In her most powerfully moving novel since Speak, award-winning author Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia's struggle, her painful path to recovery, and her desperate attempts to hold on to the most important thing of all: hope. But then Cassie suffers the ultimate loss-her life-and Lia is left behind, haunted by her friend's memory and racked with guilt for not being able to help save her. Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in fragile bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the thinnest. The New York Times bestselling story of a friendship frozen between life and death
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