false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg 357616 1 "I'm fat," I hear myself saying. I look in the mirror. My face has gone hot and red; I feel like I'm going to explode. "I'm fat." It sizzles under my skin, puffing me up, pushing me out, making me massive.<P><P>Weight has always been a big issue in Carmen's life. How could it not? Her mom is obsessed with the idea that thin equals beautiful, thin equals successful, thin equals the way to get what you want. Carmen knows that as far as her mom is concerned, there is only one option: be thin. <P><P>When her mother sweeps her off to live in the city, Carmen finds that her old world is disappearing. As her life spirals out of control Carmen begins to take charge of the only thing she can -- what she eats. If she were thin, very thin, could it all be different?<P><P> 347768 2002 Massive total:141|5:24|4:30|3:50|2:32|1:5| 141 459 238 32 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 08:10:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 08:16:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 10:43:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 14:44:59 -0700 2009
Bell's novel doesn't offer any easy answers, and I appreciate that---because anorexia is, in itself, a complic...more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 5 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 14 13:05:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 06:08:43 -0700 2009 2
Really, I liked this book very much. I didn't realize i...more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 3 0 false Sun Jan 25 17:11:37 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 25 18:31:34 -0800 2009 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 2 0 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 10:10:45 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 15:36:21 -0800 2008 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 3 0 false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Oct 17 16:38:06 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 16:42:20 -0700 2009
This book was decent. There was something that it was lacking though. It was fairly unbelieveable as well. I just can't believe that a mother would really do that to her child. Also, it is unrealistic that the main character develops and recovers from her eating disorder so quic...more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 3 0 false Mon Nov 24 09:07:41 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 09:21:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 3 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 14:56:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 15:01:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Mon Mar 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:47:01 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 12:47:50 -0700 2009 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 19:53:36 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 17:39:10 -0700 2008 Massive is an outstanding book that makes people realize that weight is much too important in our society. The protagonist, Carmen is repeatedly bullied by her mother who complains that she's too fat. Carmen is an over-weight teenager living in a world where weight is crucial to how people look at y...more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 5 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:22:44 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:23:35 -0700 2009 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 5 0 false Thu Dec 04 07:12:10 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 07:12:48 -0800 2008 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 2 0 false Mon Dec 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 11:02:36 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 11:03:09 -0800 2009 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 5 0 false Tue Nov 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 09:33:37 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 09:34:14 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 2 0 false Wed Oct 24 19:22:28 -0700 2007 Wed May 28 18:28:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 2 0 false Tue Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 20:01:53 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 18 20:09:11 -0700 2008 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 10:16:48 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 06:52:32 -0700 2007 more...]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 1 0 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Nov 27 10:55:58 -0800 2007 Tue Nov 27 10:57:53 -0800 2007 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 3 0 false Sat Nov 15 08:47:50 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 17 20:16:00 -0800 2008
"I'm fat," I hear myself saying. I look in the mirror. My face has gone hot and red; I feel like I'm going to explode.]]> 357616 1416902074 9781416902072 140 32 3.26 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174065840m/357616.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/357616.Massive 4 0 false Wed Aug 13 03:01:25 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 03:02:50 -0700 2008 It's pretty hard to understand.
It wasa pretty good read, nonetheless.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=357616