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by Amy Ellis (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Jenni is an average teenage girl about to graduate from high school who keeps a blog about her struggles to get a boyfriend and arguments with her best friend, Carly. But Jenni's blog is a bit different. She's a pro-ana/pro-mia blogger documenting her struggles with her eating disorder, keeping track of her weight, calorie intake and what her parents made her eat. When her best friend Carly discovers her blog, things start to blow up, only getting worse as Jenni meets Dani, who also suffers from an eating disorder. Jenni's story is tragic and sarcastic rolled into blog format and told through her posts and text messages.
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Amy Ellis was born in Fredericksburg, VA and is a graduate from Longwood University with a BA in English/Creative Writing and a minor in children's literature. She is writing as fast as she can.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B009R8AH2W
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (December 26, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 26, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 184 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 138 pages
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Amy Ellis works in publishing in London. She has a BA in Creative Writing from Longwood University and a Masters in Digital Publishing from Oxford Brookes University. She was a Bookseller Rising Star in 2019 and was longlisted for the London Book Fair Trailblazer Awards in 2020.

She enjoys knitting, green tea, writing poems, and hanging out with her dog, Olive.

Find her online at amy-ellis.com and on social media @amesplaza.

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
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Rayona
5.0 out of 5 stars I'm super pissed
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
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Not in a bad way, but I'm pissed it ended. Why did it have to end? I feel like I needed more.
On a good note I felt like I was jenni like I was the character and I was in her shoes. This was well written and I couldn't put it down. Wish I had more. It took me back to the days I had a struggle with this but it wasn't too serious. Glad I got to read this
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Marta
3.0 out of 5 stars Just kinda eh
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2020
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Pretty standard. Wasn’t gripping and the main character was kinda neh. Typical eating disorder mentality. I was hoping for a more deeper connection with the characters. Also some minor flaws in the text itself. But overall just alright. The only part that fascinated me was when jenni (the main character) made cookies just to watch them bake which really amused me but really nothing else jumped at me in the text. Read it in one sitting
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Ladybug14
4.0 out of 5 stars This Book Starved Me of Ignorance
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2014
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When reading this little novel here, I realized what some of my friends are really going through and the mindset that they have catapulted their selves in. It's really sad knowing that these people feel that they need to be thin to be beautiful, especially at the cost of their own lives. I mean, 98lbs from being 120 already at 5'6 is pretty drastic. I also struggle with eating, but my problem was that I ate the wrong things to keep my body healthy and where it should be. I actually thought about anorexia for a while, but reading this has made me rethink it. I then searched for other forms of obtaining a healthy, beautiful body.

This novel throws readers into the reality that we all try to close off and contain through ignorance. It allows us to see into the minds of others around us who are Ana, and understand them a little better. Not everyone is the same or thinks the same as the blogger that we entered the mind of, but still, this book has enlightened me.

If you are someone considering Ana, read this book. Then decide, does this really sound like something you want to put yourself through and befriend?
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derridas
1.0 out of 5 stars waste of time and money.
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2018
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very poorly-written blog posts/journal--not really a "book". no character development. The only "plot" is that an immature, foolish teen is determined to throw away her good health and become deathly ill and mentally ill, causing emotional pain to herself and to those who care about her. very triggering. for the girls who want to throw their health away, in foolishness. ends abruptly, w/no resolution. I wasted the $2.99 this book cost, and I wasted my time in reading it. I was very moved by the end of _Wasted_ and the entire books, _Elena Vanishing_ and _Starved_, because the characters convey how deeply they suffer and how, ultimately, they realize how important good physical and mental health is. This _thinspo_ is merely triggering, and, like 'thinspo", only inspiration to ruin one's health and life. When one grows more mature, one realizes that there's so much more importance to life than the number of calories one restricts. people who self-destruct simply because they can are not remembered or valued in life.
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2.0 out of 5 stars Pretentious and very, very wrong in many respects.
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013
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First things first, I've gone through anorexia and am not yet recovered. My case left the doctors startled - at my worst I never ate more than fifty calories a day. Almost everything people warn you about concerning this particular disorder I have experienced first hand. Therefore, I know what I'm talking about.

This 'book' is a loose association of blog entries and text messages, hence I would have been quite happy to forgive the terrible writing. After all, it is supposedly written by a severely malnourished teenager. Yet the abhorrent story drags the whole concept down. Almost everything in the book is, quite frankly, rubbish. This is not the mind of an anorexic person, nor a person suffering from any kind of disorder. Words in the manner of 'wannabe' and 'fraud' leap to mind. The writer lacks empathy on a truly monumental scale.

The story as such is very short, has no sign of an actual plot and is just about as believable as a soap opera. There is no particular beginning, the end is nonexistent and the middle consists of very unconvincing thoughts/weight/diary entries. Otherwise, fantastic.

If you are suffering/recovering from an eating disorder or simply happen to know more about them in general than the average person, you will feel deeply insulted by the contents of this book.
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Cheyenne
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020
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Good I liked it it was great I hate that I have to put words to leave a review lol
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Lauren
3.0 out of 5 stars I liked the format but...
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2014
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I enjoyed how it was in blog posts and text messages. But I didn't like the characters or their families. At all. I wigs the author would emphasized more on the OCD undertones. I think what a lot of the reviewers don't understand, is that she is part of a group of people who act just like her. It seems based off a real community, on tumblr. These types of anorexic's exist. They are pro-Ana and glorify it. They twisted people like Felice Fawn as their mascots and inspirations.

It just OK. I wish that it went into her treatment. Or I'm glad it didn't. Not sure, but I am sure this book was not a new favorite.
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Brigette
1.0 out of 5 stars Characters with no depth so nothing and then it ends
Reviewed in Australia on July 20, 2017
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I was quite disappointed by this book. Every character was two dimensional and seemed to have no motives for what to were doing. It's was very short and the plot was virtually nonexistent. The entire book finishes abruptly then proceeds to go straight into a chapter from one of the authors other books.

The book didn't handle its themes well and cost too much for its length. If you want to read a fiction book involving similar themes of mental health and eating disorders, I recommend "wintergirls" or "perfect" instead as they deal with the matters in a more constructive and nuanced way.
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Julia
1.0 out of 5 stars Also für 5 Seiten abgetippter Blödsinn aus einem Blog würde ich eig. gar keine Sterne geben...
Reviewed in Germany on April 15, 2013
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Es gibt da ja bestimmt 10 Teile von ihren ziemlich gewöhnlichen Blogeinträgen und jeder Teil kostet ein paar Euro, wie viel weiß ich nicht mehr und habs auch sofort zurück gegeben als ich gemerkt habe dass, das "Buch" Thinspo 1 aus 5 Seiten mit viel Leerzeichen besteht ;) Bitte nicht nachmachen....
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 8, 2012
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This book gives an incredible insight into the world of someone that some people might assume is a “wanna-rexic". Great quick read.
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Amber
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read however I read the whole book in just over a hour!!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 17, 2014
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this Is a good read however I feel it could have been made longer by making it into her recovery etc overall a little disappointed
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lauren
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 10, 2013
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Many people have mis-conceptions on Eating Disorders and usually don't believe them to be a Mental Health issue, so it was interesting to see a different take on such a serious issue.

I personally found it quite easy to connect with Jenni (the protagonist) as she was made into a believable and relateable character and when she was describing her desire to be thin, it was easy to understand her. There were a few spelling errors but nothing that affected the story too badly.

I also enjoyed the way that the story was shown through blog post and text messages, rather then a young women telling the story, it was a different and more up-to-date approach.

Whilst at times the story did lack a bit of a plot and nothing really happened until the end, the story was quite compelling and believable. I thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone. :)
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