Dear Marya Hornbacher,

It's me again, you most think I am a totally creeper. Well anyways, I was just reading your novel again and found it incredibly interesting your view on your life with boys. In middle school many girls, if any at all, barely ever have boyfriends. But we you it was obviously different! When you told your readers about how much of a slut you were, it really showed me how honest you were.

I also loved your story about how your parents were totally clueless when it came to being parents. “at dinner, I said MomandDadIhavesomethingtotellyou…I’ve been making myself throw up” … my mother said, “I used to do that.”(82)I could relate to your quote because many students at Edina have very much, clueless parents. So showed me how much your mom really had no perception of the toll that an eating disorder takes on a body. Its actually really sad that your parents still never took you seriously.

Your book so far has really helps me understand the nature of an eating disorder. You do not just give the hard core facts that you can find in any health book, but also the extreme emotional toll that anorexia and bulimia take on a person.

Sincerely,
CM