Even If It Kills Me
by Dorothy Joan Harris
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Melanie Burton has anorexia nervosa and must be hospitalized.Tags
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Another preachy after-school special sort of book in pulpy paperback format. Perhaps my opinions are slightly skewed by living in a world where there's no way in hell an anorexic, especially one with as few physical problems as the protagonist, is going to receive such prompt, aggressive, and prolonged treatment. It seems so overly heroic and *simple* when I've known people who've experienced much worse.
Great book, I'm so glad I read it because it gave me a good understanding of eating disorders at a pretty young age.
Taught me that anorexia and bulimia are serious illnesses.
Taught me that anorexia and bulimia are serious illnesses.
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- Original title
- Even If It Kills Me
- People/Characters
- Melanie Burton; Katie Burton; Dr. Leeman; Louanne
- Dedication
- For Andrea, who has been there
- First words
- Sometimes I wonder just when it all began.
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Tween, Kids, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .H37 .E — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 63
- Popularity
- 492,807
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.30)
- Languages
- English, Indonesian, Spanish
- Media
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- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
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