Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self

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Summary: Recommened for everyone
Review: Told so everyone can understand it, from junior high to senior citzen. It completely changes they way you look at young kids and problems with fitting in. Her view on it and how she expresses it is perfect. I loved this book. Once you read it, you will never forget it. I recommend to book to everyone.

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Summary: Good but..
Review: I don't know what it was about this book but I just couldn't really relate to her which is kinda odd considering I have an ED. Maybe because she was so young? I'm not quite sure.. But that did take away from the book because I started reading it thinking it was a memoir type of deal and I found it hard to believe that this wasn't fiction *shrug* Weird I guess.. but overall the book was good. I guess it is kinda neat that they were diary entrys :) not many books are a diary. I don't know.. the ending bugged me as well. It seems she was just like "okay I'll get better" and she was. There was no sence of what was going to happen to her. I don't know. The way she ended it seemed like there would be no work involved to get better and the whole recovery part was just way too easy. I really want to give this book 3 1/2 stars but you can't do that.

My opinion.

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Summary: Excellent Book
Review: I can't describe it. I bought this book and finished it in 1 week, which is great for me. ;) I found myself thinking about the characters all day and couldn't wait to get home to read more of it!

MUST READ!!!

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Summary: Stick Figure
Review: Of the many books I have read on this topic, this is by far the most interesting. The book is compiled of Gottleib's actual diaries, which makes it even more encapturing. To see such a young girl go through this kept me reading through in 2 days. I highly recommend this book!!

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Summary: read Wasted instead
Review: I defer to a previous reviewer who stated, "This book was no more written by an 11-year-old than it was written by my Himalayan cat." This book sounds like an adult desperately trying to sound 11. I also found the book lacking in any real or useful substance. It's more like a Juvenile Fiction book--interesting while reading it, but ultimately forgettable. In absolutely no WAY is this book as "amazing as Wasted!" (by Marya Hornbacher)!! For an infinitely better book than "Stick Figure," I highly recommend "Diary of an Anorexic Girl" by Morgan Menzie. Really insightful, funny at times, and beautifully written.