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Title: Massive
ISBN: 1416902074
Author:
Julia Bell
Publicate Date: 2005-12-27
Publish: 2005-12-27
List Price: $6.99
Average Customer Rating: 3.5
Format: Paperback
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1: I don't regret reading it, but in a month I'll have forgotten it.
Not a bad book, but not outstanding either. I kept wanting to know more and the ending was predictable and bland. I would tell my fellow ED friends to give it a read, and any parent of a teen with an ED should read it as well, but it is very "junior high" in its language and tone.
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2: Thought it would be so much better.
I picked this book up at Borders thinking that it was going
to be an amazing read. I was very wrong.
First off, the characters in this novel Suck.
Yes, Suck, with a capital S.
The development is so bad that I almost
stopped reading half way through it. I didn't, though,
because I thought that, like in some cases, it might
get better near the end.
I was wrong again.
Also, I find it very interesting [spoiler]
that the mother has to go into rehab... but
the main character [Carmen] does not.
The author completely fails to have
a voice in this novel. A flow of right and wrong. Direction.
That throwing up your food and picking on people
that are heavier than you [even though you, yourself,
are unhappy with how you look] is illogical.
Whatever.
Ms. Bell's book has a nice cover and some interesting
thoughts on this eating disorder but it is hardly worth
spending money on this book for.
Go rent it in your local library.
I really, dearly hope that if Julia chooses to
continue to be an author as her profession,
she will learn from this first
total disaster and come to write something that
is worth taking the time to read.
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3: Massive
I liked this book and it kept my attention but it ended so abruptly it felt unfinished. Also, this book seemed to target a younger audience rather than adults.
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4: Great Novel About Anorexia
"Massive" is about Carmen, a girl who starts out a little chubby. Her mother is severely anorexic and is always trying to get her to diet with her, so she can be thin and pretty. When the pair leave Carmen's father-figure and move to the big city, life changes for Carmen. She gets new friends and ends up dieting to lose some weight. But dieting quickly turns into anorexia and Carmen begins her downward spiral. Lisa, her mother's estranged sister, tries to help the pair, but there's only so much you can do when mother and daughter seem to be in a contest to see who can starve to death the quickest...
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5: Great word description with a not so happy ending
Julia Bell's, Massive, takes place in England. The stressful life that Carmen has is taking its toll and making Carmen weak. Carmen is being pushed by her mother to be thin and stop eating, moving to a brand new place, and peer pressure smacks her in the face. All of this is going on at the same time, and to add to the chaos, Carmen is suffering from and eating disorder.
Bell's, Massive, has an intense and great word description. Every chapter left me wanting to keep reading.
The book never has one happy moment. At times, when you think that everything will be okay, it ends up being worse, or just plain bad.
I would not recommend this book to someone who loves to read books with happy endings, if your willing to read a harsh reality book with sour spots, then Massive is the book for you.
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