Conversations with Anorexics: Compassionate and Hopeful Journey through the Therapeutic Process
Hilde Bruch

Jason Aronson, 1994

from Publisher's Weekly: This posthumous collection of case material illustrates the treatment modality successfully employed by psychiatrist Bruch with patients suffering from the eating disorder of anorexia. Two of her associates at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston have edited this final work, taped by the author before her death in 1984. Bruch makes the reader privy to the therapeutic ...
  
  











  



  
Starving For Attention7 reviews
Cherry Boone O'Neill

Dell, 1983

Hard-hitting, touching, amazingly helpful. Great read.

+ Authentic portrayal of why girls have eating disorders
+ Helpful to anorexics, but doesn't flatter her father
+ A Hopeful Read
+ must read for those who feel no one understands
  
  











  



  
The Echo Glass: A Novel about Anorexia Nervosa2 reviews
Heather Morrall

Rubery Press, 2006

Realistic approach

I am not a teenager but as I have an interest in anorexia I decided to read this book. It follows three years of Jasmine's life (as EDd people know, an ED does not come and go in a short period of time). She faces emotional bullying and as a result struggles to deal with life. She then falls ...
  
  











  



  
I Am an Artichoke10 reviews
Lucy Frank

Holiday House, 1995

Wonderful story that is based on reality.

+ Reality Check
+ I Am An Artichoke
+ Frank Talk From Frank
  
  











  



  
Life Inside the "Thin" Cage: A Personal Look into the Hidden World of the Chronic Dieter9 reviews
Constance Rhodes

Shaw Books, 2003

The Key to the Cage

+ Life Inside the "Thin" Cage :
+ Painful but Honestly Written
+ DID I WRITE THIS??
+ A real look at real life
  
  











  



  
Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa9 reviews
Joan Jacobs Brumberg

Vintage, 2000

Absolutely fascinating

+ great
+ Necessary Reading
+ Fun Informational Read
+ Stunning!
  
  











  



  
Thin17 reviews
Lauren Greenfield

Chronicle Books, 2006

The First book to give a TRUE look into the life of eating disorders.

+ Dying to be thin
+ sad
+ Excellent companion to the DVD
+ Wonderfully sad, shocking & informative
  
  











  



  
From Fasting Saints to Anorexic Girls: The History of Self-Starvation1 review
W. Vandereycken, Ron Van Deth

NYU Press, 1994

Very good

Historical perspective on anorexia that really deepens the understanding of the disease. Many, many cases and examples mainly from European countries. Very good!
  
  











  



  
ANA'S GIRLS: The Essential Guide to the Underground Eating Disorder Community Online9 reviews
Eda R. Uca

AuthorHouse, 2004

Very informational: contains the best of the online communities.

+ Informative

I just got the book yesterday and I love it. I am part of a few online ana conmmunities and already know a lot of the things presented in the book. This is the first book Ive found that presents only objective information. What I like most about it is that it contains most of the ...
  
  











  



  
The Golden Cage: The Enigma of Anorexia Nervosa, with a New Foreword by Catherine Steiner-Adair, Ed.D.3 reviews
Hilde Bruch

Harvard University Press, 2001

A must read for any parent with a mentally ill daughter

+ descriptive account of anorexia nervosa
+ Not just

A remarkable description of the basic personality and family mechanisms involved in teenage mental disorders and their anorectic expression.
  
  











  



  
NOVA: Dying to Be Thin9 reviews
Susan Sarandon

WGBH BOSTON, 2004

VERY interesting!

+ Realistic Portrayal of Eating Disorders, Their Causes and Treatment (Compared to THIN)
+ Very informative
+ Excellent Presentation of Some of the Issues of Eating Disorders, But a Bit Muddled.
+ Interesting and informative.
  
  











  



  
Thin31 reviews
Brittany Robinson, Alisa Williams (II)

Hbo Home Video, 2006

brings me to tears everytime I see it

+ Good

As a sufferer of an eating disorder for almost four years now, I would like to applaud Lauren Greenfield for making this extremely moving, heartbreaking documentary that shows the true, dark side of eating disorders. There are all sorts of documentaries and informational videos on eating disorders ...
  
  











  



  
The Best Little Girl in the World170 reviews
Steven Levenkron

Grand Central Publishing, 1989

I am/was Kessa because of this book...

+ quick and easy
+ Its a good book
+ The Best Little Girl in the World
  
  











  



  
Diary of an Anorexic Girl20 reviews
Morgan Menzie

Thomas Nelson, 2003

Talk About Real!!!

+ astonishing!
+ Amazing.

Morgan Menzie's book was the first diary of an eating disorder I read, and is the reason why I continue to read more ED books. She unlike many ED authors talked about things other that just her eating disorder, such as relationships with friends, family and boyfriends. It's not a book that's all ...
  
  











  



  
The Hunger Scream4 reviews
Ivy Ruckman

Walker & Company, 1983

Eat your way through 'The Hunger Scream'

+ The Hunger Scream
+ AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH! (screaming, get it?)

Have you ever felt self conscious about your self image? Imagine that all around people harass you about how you look; you are too fat or too thin. They look at you strange as you walk down the street. When you look in the mirror you don't see yourself the way that others see you. Well, in The ...
  
  











  



  
Wasted : A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia405 reviews
Marya Hornbacher

Harper Perennial, 1999

i am wasted, but i'm ready...

+ catharsis of my thoughts
+ Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
+ interesting
  
  











  



  
Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too52 reviews
Jenni Schaefer, Thom Rutledge

McGraw-Hill, 2003

Great Book

+ a MUST read for ED sufferers AND family.
+ change my life
+ "Life Saver"
+ Helpful, but a Bit Too Simple
  
  











  



  
My Sister's Bones35 reviews
Cathi Hanauer

Delta, 1997

I devoured this book

+ excellent book..bad ending
+ This was a really good book
+ Karen's Review of My Sister's Bones
+ Not Just a Story About Anorexia
  
  











  



  
Stick Figure145 reviews
Lori Gottlieb

Berkley Trade, 2001

Hilarious

+ Written by an adult, from a childs point of view
+ Interesting, but disturbing

I find the people who are insulted with this book highly entertaining. This is NOT supposed to be some complicated scientific approach to anorexia. If you are doubting that this was really written by an 11 year old girl maybe it is only because you are insecure with the fact that you weren't as ...
  
  











  



  
Eve's Apple: A Novel15 reviews
Jonathan Rosen

Picador, 2004

eating disorders and painful relationships

+ It touched me...
+ Strong first novel
+ Thought Provoking and Well Written
+ a wonderful book...