Comments on: The Best Little Girl in the World by Steven Levenkron http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 10:58:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Josette http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-2802 Josette Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:57:26 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-2802 @<a href="#comment-2800" rel="nofollow">Katie</a>: Hi Katie, thanks for coming here, reading my review and also for commenting. I'm sorry if some of the content on this page has offended you. Yes, I know and I'm sure most of us also realize that eating disorders can be deadly. I pray that none of my loved ones (or anyone at all) ever develop them. But this book was really good. If it weren't for it, I wouldn't have had the chance to see inside the mind of an anorexic. Thanks again Katie, for your response. I'm always open to feedback and practising to polish up my review-writing. @Katie: Hi Katie, thanks for coming here, reading my review and also for commenting. I’m sorry if some of the content on this page has offended you.

Yes, I know and I’m sure most of us also realize that eating disorders can be deadly. I pray that none of my loved ones (or anyone at all) ever develop them.

But this book was really good. If it weren’t for it, I wouldn’t have had the chance to see inside the mind of an anorexic.

Thanks again Katie, for your response. I’m always open to feedback and practising to polish up my review-writing.

]]> By: Katie http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 Katie Sat, 10 Oct 2009 09:36:01 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-2800 Sorry to disappoint, but this review is terrible. This is not a review, merely an overview of the plot. You need to read the book but not based on this review. The book is an aching portrait of a child who is looking for acceptance and control. She feels betrayed by her family, her body, and eventually dance. Maybe it strikes a personal cord for me, as a dancer who was told to firm up to be "great". But I take offense to the jokes about bulimia and anorexia made here. Body dysmorphic disorder is deadly, and there are many many many girls who are dying from it. This book is like reading one of their diaries, and it's not funny. Sorry to disappoint, but this review is terrible. This is not a review, merely an overview of the plot. You need to read the book but not based on this review. The book is an aching portrait of a child who is looking for acceptance and control. She feels betrayed by her family, her body, and eventually dance. Maybe it strikes a personal cord for me, as a dancer who was told to firm up to be “great”. But I take offense to the jokes about bulimia and anorexia made here. Body dysmorphic disorder is deadly, and there are many many many girls who are dying from it. This book is like reading one of their diaries, and it’s not funny.

]]> By: Josette http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-1392 Josette Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:28:27 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-1392 Hi chica, glad you like it! Hi chica, glad you like it!

]]> By: chica http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-1139 chica Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:11:32 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-1139 Came here from blogcatalog, like your review, its almost like you were part of the family looking in! Came here from blogcatalog, like your review, its almost like you were part of the family looking in!

]]> By: Josette http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Josette Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:58:49 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-997 <b>Edward:</b> Haha! Same here - looks like we both love food! Edward: Haha! Same here – looks like we both love food!

]]> By: Edward http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Edward Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:13:47 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-985 Eat! That's the thing I am doing all the time :P Eat! That’s the thing I am doing all the time :P

]]> By: Josette http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/comment-page-1/#comment-967 Josette Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:08:03 +0000 http://www.booksloveme.com/2007/11/08/the-best-little-girl-in-the-world-by-steven-levenkron/#comment-967 <b>usws:</b> Ah, bulimia...I watched an episode of Oprah one day and they were featuring a normal-sized woman with bulimia. The camera followed her around for a week and everyone could see how she vomited and hid her bags of vomit from her husband. In the end, she got help and has not vomited for about 6 months. I don't know how she is now. I guess many people have such thoughts too - like some skinny girl calling herself fat when she's really the thinnest girl in class or something. That's totally absurd. Maybe she's just being modest(???). Well, if you eat too much, the only sensible thing to do is to exercise. Being a Malaysian and surrounded by good food all the time, I rarely miss a meal. If I feel I ate too much, then I'd just move around, do more housework(!), etc, or just let the food digest itself. And were you referring to Cut by Patricia Mccormick? I checked it out on Amazon and it seems interesting. Will check it out one day. usws: Ah, bulimia…I watched an episode of Oprah one day and they were featuring a normal-sized woman with bulimia. The camera followed her around for a week and everyone could see how she vomited and hid her bags of vomit from her husband. In the end, she got help and has not vomited for about 6 months. I don’t know how she is now.

I guess many people have such thoughts too – like some skinny girl calling herself fat when she’s really the thinnest girl in class or something. That’s totally absurd. Maybe she’s just being modest(???).

Well, if you eat too much, the only sensible thing to do is to exercise. Being a Malaysian and surrounded by good food all the time, I rarely miss a meal. If I feel I ate too much, then I’d just move around, do more housework(!), etc, or just let the food digest itself.

And were you referring to Cut by Patricia Mccormick? I checked it out on Amazon and it seems interesting. Will check it out one day.

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