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Massive (Young Picador) (Paperback)

by Julia Bell (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Young Picador; 2 edition (6 Jun 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0330415611
  • ISBN-13: 978-0330415613
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 110,601 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The Bookseller, 21 June 02

...boldly yet sensitively explores complex interactions between emotional and nutritional needs... perceptive and disturbing... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.


The Bookseller, 19 July 02

With stark images, it tackles a difficult subject in a shocking yet realistic manner. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Reading for All Ages, 11 Oct 2002
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This review is from: Massive (Young Picador) (Paperback)
Massive is an extremely well written book which captures the flavour of being a teenager. The subject is Massively important - Eating disorders, have been tackled before but not quite in this way. Bell is looking at the social factors which breeds anorexia and bulimia in our society.
If I had a daughter I would certainly recommend that she read this book.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing, 27 Aug 2008
By kehs (Hertfordshire, England) - See all my reviews
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Narrated by a teenage girl with an eating disorder this is an immensely moving story. It's all the more tragic because her body issues are strongly influenced by her mother, who herself is obsessed with her weight, She causes her daughter to become extremely lacking in confidence and believing that the only way to be accepted and loved is to be stick thin. Anorexia and bulimia become part of this family's every day life, despite other relations trying to help the daughter break out of this unhealthy cycle. A brilliantly written tale of food obsession, but one that I suggest only older teenagers read as it is very disturbing at times.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hmmm, 8 Jan 2003
By J A (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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I thought this was a very well written book, and the people who seem to be criticizing it are not taking it for what it is. First of all, it IS quite realistic. I am a teenager and have had various eating disorders since age thirteen. Carmen is a nice balance for a character. Most books I've read on the subject show a girl who just one day stops and eating, and wont re-start until she's hospitalized. I can tell you right now- it has never happened like that to anyone I know. Massive is a great read as a piece of fiction, but also a story that says a lot. If you think there aren't mothers like Maria, you're wrong.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Went downhill...
The first few chapters were good and i was interested but it soon became boring, repetitive and the main character is just annoying!

Don't bother.
Published on 25 Aug 2007 by P. Cliff

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy-to-read
I enjoyed this book immensely, simply because it makes for an easy read. Unlike other ED related books, it doesn't delve quite so deep into the psychological aspect of the... Read more
Published on 16 May 2006 by Lucia Donofrio

4.0 out of 5 stars A great book
This book was really brilliant. I thought it was a good insight into eating disorders, but didnt read it because of that. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2006 by Ms. R. L. Sloan

1.0 out of 5 stars no no no!
This was awful. I read it when I was fourteen, and the whole time I just thought No No NO! For someone that should have been able to perfectly relate to the character I thought it... Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2006 by britt_bub

5.0 out of 5 stars A good Read!
I found this a very well written book. The book is really interesting and it is definetly worth reading for all teenage girls who are having problems with any type of eating... Read more
Published on 28 Jan 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
I have always found it hard to find a good book. After looking at a list of books by the 'Guardian', I decided this was a book I definetely wanted to read! Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2006

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice Cover too...
I read this book with hopes that it'd be like "Wasted" and/or "The Best Little Girl in the World" but it wasn't.
This isn't to say that it wasn't good, because it was. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars definitly worth reading
After years of watching her Mum struggle with eating disorders, it seems only natural that Carmen should follow. Read more
Published on 6 Sep 2003 by Mandy

4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing take on relationships & eating disorders
I enjoyed this book, although I did feel it ended somewhat abruptly.

In my opinion, the book wasn't so much about eating disorders, as the relationship between Carmen & her mum... Read more

Published on 27 April 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars factually wrong
i could go on forever in this review, but i'll save you!

I know a lot about eating disorders and i don't really feel that this portrays them every well. Read more

Published on 24 Nov 2002 by drobertsonuk

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