Book 2 (May 13 - May 14)
The Tale of Two Sisters
Logline: Holly's older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel themselves slipping and are holding on for dear life.
The novel "Skinny" is written by my Creative Writing teacher, Ibi Kaslik, who is a terrific teacher and a very likeable person, so this novel has been on my must-read list for a while.
The story starts as very raw and realistic. The descriptions of Giselle and Holly's lives are rich in details which make the story sound more personal, the dialogues are neatly written and sound like those are real people talking. I also found it a major asset that the girls' stories were paralleled, and I could have a look at the circumstances from their both points of views, one more depressing and gloomy, the other one more energetic and turbulent.
However, for me, the book turned out to be a bit confusing to read. I suspect myself of not being a sophisticated enough reader in case I find the text confusing. Shame on me, but I even skipped some medical excerpts inserted into the narration. Sometimes, I had to reread the whole passages to understand what was going on, when and where it was happening, and whose POV it was. Anyway, I'm such a lame reader.
The book is complex as it deals with many pressing issues, such as the anorexia, immigrant family struggle, the parental infidelity, the boyfriend issues, school fights, hearing impairment, bisexualism, pressure at grad school, the drug abuse, unloving late father, so don't expect it to be entertaining, it is thought-provoking. I enjoyed this kaleidoscope of issues portrayed in short episodes from the girls' lives, but I'd like to dwell on them a little bit more, some of them were just briefly mentioned.
The ending turned out to be dark and sad. It left me depressed, which, I'm sure the author aimed at.
I 'm afraid that I'm not able to appreciate this particular genre to the full, it is not quite my cup of tea, but I would recommend "Skinny" to those readers who like raw and brooding literary fiction which raises pressing family, health and social issues.
For me, it is 7 out of 10.
You will find my vocab from "Skinny" here - https://drive.google.com/open?id=15fq...
Logline: Holly's older sister, Giselle, is self-destructing. Haunted by her love-deprived relationship with her late father, this once strong role model and medical student is gripped by anorexia. Holly, a track star, struggles to keep her own life in balance while coping with the mental and physical deterioration of her beloved sister. Together, they can feel themselves slipping and are holding on for dear life.
The novel "Skinny" is written by my Creative Writing teacher, Ibi Kaslik, who is a terrific teacher and a very likeable person, so this novel has been on my must-read list for a while.
The story starts as very raw and realistic. The descriptions of Giselle and Holly's lives are rich in details which make the story sound more personal, the dialogues are neatly written and sound like those are real people talking. I also found it a major asset that the girls' stories were paralleled, and I could have a look at the circumstances from their both points of views, one more depressing and gloomy, the other one more energetic and turbulent.
However, for me, the book turned out to be a bit confusing to read. I suspect myself of not being a sophisticated enough reader in case I find the text confusing. Shame on me, but I even skipped some medical excerpts inserted into the narration. Sometimes, I had to reread the whole passages to understand what was going on, when and where it was happening, and whose POV it was. Anyway, I'm such a lame reader.
The book is complex as it deals with many pressing issues, such as the anorexia, immigrant family struggle, the parental infidelity, the boyfriend issues, school fights, hearing impairment, bisexualism, pressure at grad school, the drug abuse, unloving late father, so don't expect it to be entertaining, it is thought-provoking. I enjoyed this kaleidoscope of issues portrayed in short episodes from the girls' lives, but I'd like to dwell on them a little bit more, some of them were just briefly mentioned.
The ending turned out to be dark and sad. It left me depressed, which, I'm sure the author aimed at.
I 'm afraid that I'm not able to appreciate this particular genre to the full, it is not quite my cup of tea, but I would recommend "Skinny" to those readers who like raw and brooding literary fiction which raises pressing family, health and social issues.
For me, it is 7 out of 10.
You will find my vocab from "Skinny" here - https://drive.google.com/open?id=15fq...
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