The Stone Girl

by Alyssa Sheinmel

Seventeen-year-old Sethie, a senior at New York City's Franklin White girl's school, has outstanding grades, a boyfriend, and a new best friend but constantly struggles to lose weight.

• ISBN10: 0375870806
• ISBN13: 9780375870804
• Publish Date: 28 August 2012 (first published 1 January 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 214
• Language: English

Reviews

[Amber]

Honestly, I'm not sure what to think of this one. As someone who has never experienced an eating disorder, and has had no close friend or family member experience one either, it's hard for me to say if it's realistic or not.

I enjoyed getting into Sethie's head, as I think it gave a great portrayal on how someone's mind works when they have such huge insecurities. But again, I don't know the mindset of an anorexic person.

I liked Janey, Sethie's friend, and while I do think she was a bit of an idiot, she came around. I also liked the ending, and found it a little emotional. That said, I wish it hadn't been the ending, and that another couple of chapters had been added on. I also wish that certain characters had been more supportive of Sethie instead of shunning her.

Overall, it was an enjoyable read because I liked getting into Sethie's head, and I liked the portrayal of her character. But it's not something I would recommend to everyone, as there were some difficult moments and it was very uncomfortable.

[Joni Reads]

Review to come

[elvinagb]

This book started off slowly for me. I felt it was going to be hard to like Sethie and understand what she was doing to herself. Eventually the story picked up and I began to get into Sethie's head and understand what she was going through. As you go deeper into the story, you really begin to root for Sethie and hope that she will reach out to her friends. I wish her mom's concern appeared earlier in the story but the ending was very satisfying. A great story from Alyssa.