false 376127 8 When Lori Gottlieb was 11 years old, she did something girls that age often do: She started a diary. And like far too many other 11-year-old girls, she also began starving herself. <b>Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self</b> chronicles her transformation from a bright, healthy kid into a hospital patient on the verge of death, and it illustrates how a young girl can become convinced that anorexia is the answer to her preadolescent confusion. <P> With an edgy wit and keenly observant eye, Stick Figure delivers an engrossing glimpse into the mind of a girl in transition to adulthood. Fortunately, the 11-year-old Lori recorded her journey to recovery in her diary, and her story is funny, slyly insightful, and surprisingly universal. <P> An unflinchingly candid, bitingly funny debut, Stick Figure's compelling mix of irreverent humor, satire and autobiography offers dead-on observances about everything from mothers to the medical profession, gender roles to the absurdities of society's obsession with beauty. Martin Scorsese's company, DeFina/Cappa Productions, has purchased movie rights to Gottlieb's journal. 1211589 1998 Stick Figure total:438|5:84|4:149|3:140|2:51|1:14| 438 1552 631 76 1 2 true false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 20:16:50 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 20:19:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 2 false false Sun Aug 31 20:26:41 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 20:29:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 10 01:55:28 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 21:15:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri May 23 06:20:44 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 06:25:29 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Dec 12 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 12 20:14:04 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 06:01:44 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jul 03 19:13:16 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 19:15:56 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Wed Jun 13 10:58:17 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 13 10:58:17 -0700 2007 Wasted by Marya Hornbacher was better, but I don't know if or when I'll get to it.]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 12:49:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 13:27:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Feb 27 21:29:41 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 21:32:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 05 07:34:14 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 10:51:29 -0700 2009
I liked it.

I don't think the girl had anorexia. I think she had a self perception disorder, absolutely, and I'm not an expert (or anorexic) but I'm pretty sure it isn't something you can just decide to snap out of. She does thank The Group at the end of the book, so I ha...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 19:47:45 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 14 11:29:30 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 19:47:45 -0800 2009 Lori is a smart girl, she usually gets good grades in all of her classes....more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun May 11 22:37:16 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 20 13:00:56 -0700 2008
more th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 09 01:27:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 09 01:31:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 02 21:13:40 -0800 2008 Wed May 07 13:50:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false true Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 18:39:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 18:41:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jan 07 18:57:52 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 19:00:58 -0800 2009 I am not really familiar with all eating disorder stuff and it amazed me when Gottlieb was asked to draw a picture of the kind of person that she wanted to be.
She drew a stick figure.
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