Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson

I have just started Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. Here is a quick excerpt that gives you a look at the book.
"I took the knife out of my pocket and cut my palm, just a little. 'I swear to be the skinniest girl in school, skinnier than you.'
     Cassie's eyes got big as the blood pooled in my hand. She grabbed the knife and slashed her palm. 'I bet I'll be skinnier than you.'
     'No, don't make it a bet. Let's be skinniest together.'
     'Okay, but I'll be skinnier.'
As you can see, these girls are pretty much demented. They believe that being skinny is such a enviable thing, that they need to starve themselves and throw up and do all these things to become these twigs.
Lia, the main character, is still anorexic, and I don't think she will ever change back. She's a bit stuck up, actually. Her friend, Cassie is dead, from what I haven't found out.
My TAGS this week is "Someone just ripped off my eyelids." She is describing how she was interrupted from her train of thought, and this shows how dramatic and straightforward she was.
I love Wintergirls so far, and I can't wait to read more.

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