There was a throwaway comment of concern from her grandmother ( "I won't have you going the same way.") but when you considered the fact that they hadn't noticed her purging for what must have been months, it doesn't seem likely that they're going to have their eyes on her that closely in the future. I might have enjoyed it more if the issue of Carmen's eating had actually been resolved - or even dealt with! - but because of the state that her mother had gotten herself into, everyone seemed to overlook the fact that Carmen had been in the house with no food too. Julia Bell's Carmen knows how it feels to want to scream but to grit your teeth instead." - Gail Giles, author ofShattering GlassandDead Girls Don't Write Letters.'Massive' just felt a bit too obvious for me - the mum's ex-boyfriend being Carmen's father, the metaphor of the hedge overgrowing uncontrollably outside the grandparent's house meant to represent the wildness that was her mum in the throws of bulimia, and the vague ending that implied Carmen's disordered eating was continuing. Thought provoking."- Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist, "For every girl who's fat or thin or in between,Massiveis terrific. Thought provoking." - Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist, "Grim, gritty, real.Massiveis an important, cautionary tale of the dangerous pairing of food and self-esteem. Massive is an important, cautionary tale of the dangerous pairing of food and self-esteem. Julia Bell's Carmen knows how it feels to want to scream but to grit your teeth instead."- Gail Giles, author ofShattering GlassandDead Girls Don't Write Letters., "Grim, gritty, real.
Thought provoking." - Deb Caletti, National Book Award finalist, "For every girl who's fat or thin or in between,Massiveis terrific. Julia Bell's Carmen knows how it feels to want to scream but to grit your teeth instead." - Gail Giles, author of Shattering Glass and Dead Girls Don't Write Letters., "Grim, gritty, real.Massiveis an important, cautionary tale of thedangerous pairing of food and self-esteem. "For every girl who's fat or thin or in between, Massive is terrific.
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