Some NTAG updates (with a touch of neurosis)
On the tellybox (Ireland AM).
I-HAVE-A-BOOK-OUT-NOW time, sorry, do please indulge me. People have been really lovely – here are some of the kind and complimentary things about Snarky Anorexic Ghost Book.
(Is there a way of posting about this stuff without feeling horribly self-indulgent and or attention-seeking? Seriously. Is there a classy way of going ‘here are some really nice things that people have said about this thing I made and am proud of’ without it being ‘oh just shut up you wagon’? Or is it always the case that we expect women – especially Irish women, we don’t do compliments – to just shrug off anything nice ever, to refuse any praise, to be noble and miserable and only concerned about other people? Irish mammies in the kitchen making tea for everyone but themselves.)
(Answers on the back of a postcard please.)
Right. The nice stuff people have said. SURE IT’S PROBABLY ALL RUBBISH DON’T LISTEN TO THEM. I’ll just be over here in the corner being virtuous. Or something.
“While eating disorders and body image are portrayed with great insight and sensitivity, this is absolutely not an issue book: it’s extremely readable with plenty of snark and humour.” – The Bookseller
“It’s very wise… she writes about relationships in an incredibly nuanced way…I read it with awe.” – Marian Keyes’s World of Writing
“a carefully crafted masterpiece… She has successfully, and beautifully, characterised the ana voice… Nothing Tastes as Good is clever, clever clever… a fresh take on the realities of anorexia and binge eating, and you absolutely need to read it.” – A Series of Erraticism
“This is a truly original and poignant insight into the minds of two girls in the grip of eating disorders – reinforcing how slippery that slope can be and how fast someone can fall.” – Sarah Stewart, YA Shelfies
“…a beautifully complex depiction of relationships and body disorders.” – Zoe Jellicoe, The Dublin Inquirer
“This book was incredibly relatable, because every one of us has an Annabel inside us. Telling us we’re fat, ugly, everything we’ve ever doubted about ourselves.” – Pretty Purple Polka Dots
“…a clever narrative device… original and engaging” – Sarah Gilmartin, The Irish Times
“an utterly unique piece of YA fiction that speaks to you whatever your waist size” – The Book Bag
“A truly exceptional vision; unique and riveting. Read it!” – Mary Esther Judy, Fallen Star Stories
“Fusing reality with a supernatural element, this is so much more than an ‘issues’ book – this is a Young Adult novel that really packs a punch.” – Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
“This is the kind of book teenage girls (and boys) need, a book that challenges the stigma around ‘the silly things that teenage girls do to themselves.’” – Jenny Duffy, The Books, The Art and Me
“a thought provoking, hard hitting and raw novel dealing with serious issues such as teenage life, mental health and relationships. One of the best books I’ve read this year.” – Shannon Bookworm
