Hunger Point

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Summary: This book tells the painful truth about eating disorders.
Review: I could not put this book down until I had read it once and then read it again. You really feel the each of the character's pain, especially Frannie, whose sarcastism and wit are both funny and cruel at the same time. What drew me to this book was how honest and real Jullian Medoff was with her writing. A first class job.

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Summary: A candid, honest look at eating disorders
Review: I was amazed at how the author captured a realistic potrayal of how eating disorders can kill one's soul and affect lives forever. A hard to put down book.

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Summary: Honest, emotional, and catching.
Review: As an anorexic female, I found this book to be very emotional, for two reasons. One, I can place myself in the main character's struggle for perfection and thinness but at the same time I also saw the family's struggle with the eating disorder. The book, I feel, takes an honest look at all the systems involved with a person who is struggling for meaning. I could not put this book down. I read it in one day and I would reccommend this book to those who are trying to understand eating disorders. This novel really struck some feeling in my heart.

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Summary: I could not put it down!
Review: From the second I read the first page I was hooked! How could anyone NOT relate to this book! I started to read it before retiring for bed and before I knew it, it was morning and I had gone through a box of tissues and filled my soul with the wonder that only Fannie, Shelly and the rest of the 'too close to real life' characters could do. An amazing book that I want to read again and again. And I now that if Fannie could do it there is hope even for me! Thank You for this wonderfully written book

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Summary: Jillian Medoff is great! I can't wait for more from her!
Review: Hunger Point is a hearbreaking story following the life of Fran, a sarcastic and funny character whose mother is obsessed with food, sister is bullimic and in a hospital, and father is sort of out-of-it...Well, anyways, Fran has to find a job (she's a waitress, but she's looking for a serious job). She keeps getting distracted, though. Shelly (her sister) dies unexpectedly from a drug overdose, her mom is cracking up, her parents are fighting, her grandpa is dying...and she falls in love. She is baffled by her sister's death, and finds herself searching for answers, sometimes getting ones she doesn't understand. I've read this book (listened to, whatever) twice, and each time was very satisfying

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Summary: Frannie, Shelly,and the proof food is not love.
Review: Hunger Point is one of the best novels I have read in a long time. I was intrigued by the cover-if any cover has a white cake with flowers for decorations, it's my type of book. All the characters are believable, espeically Frannie, who knows when she can be unlikeable and admits it, and learns the hard way how fragile life is. The love story between her and Charlie is one of the most tender ones I've read in a long time. Great read for the summer, should be handed out when women try to lose weight to get in that bikini and realize what's important in life.

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Summary: Entertaining and Insightful..A great reflection of life
Review: Being a recovering anorexic, I found this book a fascinating and honest account of the life of one afflicted and affected by eating disorders and addictions in general. I could relate to both Frannie and her poor sister. I think we all are a little bit of both. Frannie lets us look into ourselves and evolve as she evolves, without feeling threatened. This book is not only must reading for baby boomers and generation X girls but those entering the tough society of "thin is in" that surrounds us today. Frannie shows us that we are all a little nuts and that is okay, in fact, it is probably a good thing. Frannie shows us the reward to living is LIVING....

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Summary: The characters' reactions to situations are consistent.
Review: This book is an excellent studu in character development. The author presents very realistic characters with very realistic reactions to those situations. Frannie (the main character)explores the non-relationships with the members of her family. Frannie has to deal with many problems, from the trouble she has finding a career to dealing with her parents' break-up and her bulimic younger sister's suicide. The author skillfully lets the reader believe that the actions that the characters' partake within the novel are believable and genuine. There are not any instances, in which, the action of the story is seems out of place or stuck in for shock value. The author weaves a delicate tapestry that has a connection with other parts of the novel presented beforehand. This novel is a wonderful piece of writing the characters found within the novel are not perfect, they are very human indeed. The reader may find himself sympathizing and hating the character in the span of a few pages which can be attributed to the excellent character development. I found my moods corresponding to the chapter I was reading in the novel. This, I feel, is effective writing. This is a first rate novel, which may not be the most palatable of reading for most men, but being a man myself I can still find this novel relevant with men. I feel that if males read this novel it would help them understand the female psyche, bulimia, and just what do some women want. Females would probably benefit the most, because the novel hits close to home with most of the women I knew. I have recommended this book to many of my female friends. To those interested mainly in literature, this is one tremendous story of breaking out of one's shell.

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Summary: Not bad.
Review: "Hunger Point" isn't bad for a first novel. I found the subject matter and the plot more appealing than the author's writing style, and the story lapsed into a predictable hum about two-thirds of the way through. Nevertheless, I felt compelled to finish the book in a single weekend, and found it enjoyable. It has some surprisingly funny moments for a story about anorexia -- the narrator's family and friends put the "fun" back in dysfunctional -- but it isn't yet on the level of Susan Isaacs. All in all, a decent read

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Summary: Pretty Good Book
Review: Overall, I enjoyed reading the story and once I got through the first few chapters I didn't want to put it down. Some things about dieting in the opening chapter were easy to relate to. However, it is not really the main character that suffers from anexoria. Therefore, I almost felt there was too much focus on the main character's love life rather than on the disease. I would recommend it for someone in their late teens-early 20s. If you are expecting to learn about anexoria, this book might not be exactly what you expect.