Insatiable: The Compelling Story of Four Teens, Food and Its Power
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Book Overview
In the pages of Insatiable you will meet: Samantha, the ice princess who resists eating to demonstrate her worth to others and to herself. She cuts herself to release and relieve her intense emotional turmoil. Hannah, the lost soul who expresses her self-disgust by throwing up the enormous quantities of food she eats when she is alone. Jessica, the rebel who starves herself in order to cope with the horror of her father's death from AIDS, and the pain of having to mother her six-year-old brother. Phoebe, the dreamer, who is the smartest, fattest girl in school. While she feels more pain as she grows ever fatter, the only time happiness or relief seems within reach is when she's eating. As you read about these girls, you will feel their pain, their fears and their courage. Real-life drama and heart-rendering strife will envelop you in this forceful and vibrant novel. Interwoven within the stories however, are also real and important facts about anorexia and bulimia that expose the horrific dangers of eating disorders.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1558748180
ISBN13:9781558748187
Release Date:April 2001
Publisher:Health Communications
Length:280 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.5" x 8.6"
Age Range:12 to 17 years
Grade Range:Grades 7 to 12
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
This book makes you want to starve yourself
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
I think that people should stop writing books on Anorexia, Bulimia and Cutting because it only drives you to do it. While reading this book I myself suffer from being a Cutter and a Bulimic, every time Samantha cut herself it made me want to cut, every time Hannah made herself throw up I wanted to make myself throw up, every time Phoebe went into the kitchen to fill up on milk, cookies, ice cream and pie, it made me want to do the same thing, and every time Jessica starved her self for food it made me want to starve myself. If your Anorexic, Bulimic or a Cutter you shouldn't read this book because it doesn't help you at all it only inspires you to harm yourself even more. This was a good book but it has some bad effects.
It felt like I was reading a novel..... about myself!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Wow. I reccommend this book to anyone dealing with an eating disorder personally, or knows someone dealing with one. I've been struggling with food issues myself, and have been struggling with Anorexia and Bulimia since I was thirteen (I'm almost fifteen now). This book taught me so much about life and everything teenagers will need to face. I felt like I was reading a novel about myself. My Anorexia was shown through Samantha and Jessica, my Bulimia through Hannah, and my binge-eating through Phoebe. I am literally obsessed with this book. I would like to write personally to Eve Eliot, but haven't been able to find her e-mail address. (?) Ravenous was also an excellent book of course, but I enjoyed Insatiable more. Keep up with the great work, Eve Eliot! I'll love you forever!
A Wonderful Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is a definate must read for anyone who has every struggled with or even only wondered about an eating disorder. It very realistically portrays the horrors that a teenager with an eating disorder must face every day. This is one of the best books I have every read, every time I have read it.
Very Good Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I think this book is a great book to smack reality into young teens about how eating disorders are. And it makes young teens who have eating disorders feel as if they are not alone and its ok to get help and at the same time tells you the dangers of eating disorders. I think it is a great book and i would recommend it to anyone i know.
Hi
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I thought the book was really great. As I was reading it I saw a lot of me throught the book. I would recommend anyone to read it.
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