Lia continues to starve herself, to cut herself, and to put up an “I’m recovering” front. So when Lia receives 33 phone calls in the dead of night from her ex-best-friend, she ignores them. As time goes on and both girls shed more and more weight, Lia and Cassie become increasingly competitive until they finally have a falling-out. This decision quickly spirals for both girls into full-blown eating disorders, which are mental illnesses that cause extreme physical detriment. Cassie goes the bulimic route, while Lia becomes anorexic.
So Lia decides to be the skinniest- she can do that, right? She makes a pact with her best friend Cassie to become as skinny as possible. She’s never been the best at anything in her life: she’s not top of her class, not the prettiest girl in town, not the most athletic. Lia lives with her dad, stepmom, and little step-sister and avoids contact with her mother. She has low self-esteem (obviously) and a rough relationship with her divorced parents. Lia, the protagonist, is a high school girl who suffers from anorexia nervosa and other disordered eating and exercise habits. That being said, it is a truly fantastic novel that deals with several heavy issues. Let me start this off with a trigger warning: Wintergirls is most definitely a triggering book for anyone who has ever lived with an eating disorder.
Laurie Halse Anderson explores Lia’s descent into the powerful vortex of anorexia, and her painful path toward recovery. But what comes after size zero and size double-zero? When Cassie succumbs to the demons within, Lia feels she is being haunted by her friend’s restless spirit.
Lia and Cassie are best friends, wintergirls frozen in matchstick bodies, competitors in a deadly contest to see who can be the skinniest. I am the bones they want, wired on a porcelain frame. I am the space between my thighs, daylight shining through. “Tell us your secret”, the girls whisper, one toilet to another. “Dead girl walking”, the boys say in the halls. Novel: Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson | Goodreads
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