Monday 23 May 2011

Hunger / Jackie Morse Kessler

Read this one - it's great! It has got to be the most original book I have ever read about anorexia, and I highly recommend it, even if you don't think you could possibly be interested in yet another book about this endlessly-discussed topic. It starts with Death arriving to proclaim Lisa as Famine, one of the four riders of the apocalypse. It's hard to know where reality stops and fantasy begins, but by the end Lisa (and the reader) has a much better idea of what hunger actually is and how valuable life is when it might be snatched from you at any point. Don't miss it.

Who would enjoy this?  Most people would find this absolutely worthwhile because it is a really good, and quite fast read, as well as being soberingly thought-provoking.

Reviewed by Amy.
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  1. The Bibliomaniac28 June 2011 at 19:42

    I found there is no 'down-time' when you are reading this, as it is very intense. Maybe that is deliberate so as to reflect the all consuming nature of anorexia?

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