HUNGER BY JACKIE MORSE KESSLER

01/27/2011

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A SUICIDAL, ANOREXIC TEENAGE GIRL IS ABOUT TO BECOME 1 OF
THE 4 HORSEMEN OF THE APOCALYPSE...   

Lisabeth Lewis has a black steed, a set of scales, and a new job: she’s been appointed to be Famine.

Traveling the world on her horse gives Lisa freedom from her troubles at home —
her constant battle with hunger, and her struggle to hide it from the people who care about her.

But being Famine forces her to go places where hunger is a painful part of everyday life, and to face the horrifying effects of her phenomenal power.

How will an skinny seventeen-year-old girl from the suburbs fare as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?  Can she find a way to harness her power — and the courage to fight her own inner demons?

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Valentina Gomez
02/07/2011 15:34

Hunger is an interesting book that sort of gives an undertone of irony throughout the entire novel. I enjoyed that Jackie Morse Kessler made an anorexic girl Famine, and made her eat int he end. It was an ending that, in my opinion, none of the readers really expected; but were all hoping for. This is an emotionally gripping novel that will make readers feel as though they are in the same position as the main character, so by rooting for her; they learn to root for themselves, as well.

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Damajah
02/10/2011 13:45

it was the teensiest bit chicky but i liked it.

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ms. koval
02/24/2011 06:13

i love the dedication/inscription on p.i:

"if you have ever looked in the mirror and hated what you saw, this book is for you."

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