I just wrote a really really long review but I lost it! AGAIN!
I really really hate blogger. Okay now I shall try to recreate it from memory.

So I'm reading this book now, Skinny by Ibi Kaslik. Here's what the cover looks like:

The summary on the cover goes:

Do you ever get hungry? Too hungry to eat?

Holly's older sister, Giselle, is self destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her later father, Giselle is fighting an all-consuming battle with anorexia. As a track star, Holly struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Once a strong role model and top medical student, Giselle is spiraling out of control. And, together, they are holding on for dear life.

I haven't finished the book yet, but so far it's been really good! (:

I think that Skinny is really funny, sometimes sad, and at times disturbing. The author's potrayal of anorexia is quite unique. Giselle hears a voice in her head, which she calls 'She'. 'She' makes Giselle do things such as excercise vigorously, eat very little, and vomit in a bid to lose weight. 'She' constantly criticizes Giselle about her looks, her behavior, her thoughts. Its quite frustrating to read about, actually. Everytime it seems like Giselle is getting better, 'She' comes back and takes over again, forcing her to take a few steps back.

It seems, to Giselle, that the cause of her anorexia is the lack of affection from her father while he was alive. Giselle is quite affected by it, because she loved her father although his favorite daughter was Holly, and she often asks herself why he couldn't love her back.

On the other hand, Holly is also a fairly amusing character. Following her on her adventures with boys was very funny! (: Although she's deaf in her left ear, she manages to function quite normally, and I think that that is quite admirable of her! However, Holly also has her own problems. She claims to see her father's ghost along the streets everyday, and that he stops to talk with her.

Holly and Giselle's experiences have enlightened me on both anorexia, the relationship between sisters, and many other things! In fact, like any other siblings, they have their ups and downs, but they always manage to overcome it. Despite all the good stuff, the book was also quite confusing at times. It might be just me, but it seemed to skip from place to place without any real connection.

But overall, the book is still really really good! Even though its quite sad sometimes, everyone should still go read it! :D

LOVE,

SAM(: