I was taken by surprise when I initially began to read Hunger. I originally believed it to be an action-packed story about the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - and it somewhat is, sans the action, … more
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TheCompulsiveReader reviewed Hunger.
October 03, 2010
Lisabeth Lewis refuses to acknowledge that she's anorexic. She can't be--especially when that voice inside her head tells her she's not nearly thin enough. So Lisa pushes away her best friend, her boyfriend, … more
As the story opens, we see Lydia in her Fat Acceptance Group and hear the anger, pain, and frustration shared by all of the members. They are shocked when Darcy, an anorexic-looking woman comes … more
Hunger / 978-0-547-34124-8 When Lisabeth Lewis can’t go on with life anymore – can’t go on with her domineering mother; her kind, but controlling father; and … more
Never having suffered from anorexia or bulemia, I feel I have significant insight into both diseases now. The detail was horrendously accurate and amazingly beautiful, given what it covered. And I loved … more
The United States has become the poster nation for overweight people, and, quite possibly going hand in hand, we have also increasingly become a nation of obsessions and addictions. The reasons, I suspect, … more
Famine - it's what we associate with places far away from us. Places where people lay dying, bellies bloated and children looking like skeletons. Places they make commercials about - you know the ones: … more
I have battled with my weight for all but the earliest of my 57 years on the planet--a painful lifelong cycle of dieting, losing and gaining (often, gaining back more than I lost--The American Way). … more
'One Life' offers one woman's story of struggling with and ultimately recovering from an eating disorder. Eating disorders can be debilitating and often require years of treatment marked with setbacks … more