Book: The Stone Girl by Alyssa B. Sheimmel
Pages: 212
Genre: Young Adult
Source: Sent from Random House
Short Synopsis: Sethie is a complicated girl. She struggles with her weight but doesn't know how far is too far, and her relationship with the one boy she's loved, named Shaw is anything but what she expected it to be.
My Thoughts: A haunting tale of one girl's dream of being thin, and the struggles she deals with in everyday life.
Sethie Weiss is hungry, a mean, angry kind of hunger that feels like a piece of glass in her belly. She’s managed to get down to 111 pounds and knows that with a little more hard work—a few more meals skipped, a few more snacks vomited away—she can force the number on the scale even lower. She will work on her body the same way she worked to get her perfect grades, to finish her college applications early, to get her first kiss from Shaw, the boy she loves, the boy who isn’t quite her boyfriend.
Sethie will not allow herself one slip, not one bad day, not one break in concentration. Her body is there for her to work on when everything and everyone else—her best friend, her schoolwork, and Shaw—are gone.
--From Amazon
Sethie isn't your average girl. She gets perfect grades, a boyfriend who doesn't quite appreciate her the way he should, and is struggling with weight loss. She has a mother who is rarely at home, a friend named Janey who she adores, and a boyfriend she adores but isn't practically up to par.
The Stone Girl is a memorable story, of one girl's determination to look the best she can. The Stone Girl, written in a third person tone, took awhile to get used to, but once I got into it, was entertaining.
The main character, Sethie, has a lot of insecurities, and issues, but has everyone fooled thinking that she is okay, from her own mother, to her best friend, and to her boyfriend. What started out as something harmless as loosing a few pounds, became something so dire, and life threatening.
I was annoyed with the character of Shaw, as he seemed very self absorbed, and didn't even really care about what happened to Sethie, even though her condition was apparent.
Her best friend Janey, wasn't much better, as she teaches Sethie how to throw up, but acts like it was nothing, and continues on about her business. I also felt that Janey had no right to feel remorse for Sethie, as Sethie was struggling with her disease.
I wasn't too fond of the ending, and felt that Sethie and her friend Matt should have had a happy ending. Overall, this novel is filled with drama, serious issues, and one girl's determination. With unforgettable characters thrust into unique circumstances, and a story that readers will not forget.
Would I recommend this book: Maybe ( sensitive issues involved)
Rating: I give this book a 3.5/5.
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