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# Hunger

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## Customer Reviews

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    Good if you stick with it....
  

*by S***H on Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2011*

When I heard about the premise of this book, I was immediately excited! I have always been fascinated by the the myths and legends of The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. I don't really know why I find them interesting, but I do. So when I heard about this new series of books, I just had to get them! Like I do with all of my books, I researched before I actually purchased the book. I looked at tons of reviews and watched reviews on youtube. Everyone seemed to love this book and everyone seemed to think the plot was just genius! When I heard what everyone else had to say, there was no doubt that I was going to buy this book as soon as I could.In the very beginning of the book the main character, Lisa, is in the middle of a suicide attempt. (Don't worry, this information is not a spoiler as it happens within the first few pages of the book.) Lisa finds she wakes up and she is alive. She believes she had a really strange dream in which she was bestowed the job of Famine. For a while after her "dream" Lisa experiences some things she can not explain and begins to think she is going crazy. When I started this book it immediately threw me in to the main plot of the story. At first I felt like something was missing. I felt like the author should have at least given a little bit of background information about Lisa before she was made Famine in the story, but later I realized nothing was missing. Everything you need to know about Lisa is explained as she goes through the days following her suicide attempt.To be honest, I didn't like this book at first. I read 3 or 4 chapters and I just wasn't excited about the story. I didn't really care about what was happening. I felt bad for Lisa, I felt bad that she had such a horrible view of herself and her body. That was not enough to make me want to read on though. There wasn't anything happening that had me thinking about the book after I set it down. It was easy for me to put this book down without a second thought! I started to feel like maybe I was missing something. Everyone seemed to love this book and I was not loving it! Even though I was a little bored with the story I kept reading, and I am glad I didn't give up on this book!I was over half way through the story when I really started to enjoy what I was reading. There is a point where the way Lisa thinks is changed. I can't really explain how the story shifts without giving any spoilers, but it was then I realized how great this book really is. I realized I didn't like the first half of the book because it was kind of depressing. It was sad really. I couldn't imagine feeling about myself how Lisa feels about herself. As I was reading I just wanted her to snap out of it and to feel better about herself. I hated reading and experiencing how she felt and how those feelings were affecting her life and the relationships she had with people she loved. I have never know someone who had anorexia or bulimia, so I don't know a lot about it, but this book definitely gave me an understanding of what it is like to hate yourself, or to hate your own body.This book really is genius. A girl who is anorexic and starves herself on purpose is made to be Famine. She is forced to see and to feel the pain of those who are starving, not because they think they are fat, but because they are not fortunate enough to have food to eat. In the back of the book there is a note from the author that describes her own struggle with body issues and eating disorders. So she didn't just research to write this book, she actually lived through something similar and has first hand experience in what it is like to feel the way Lisa did.Although I ended up liking this book, I do not think I will pick up the other books in the series.

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    Must Read for Teens
  

*by J***O on Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2012*

This book was nothing like I expected it to be, it was better. The premise of the novel is such a great one; an anorexic girl is made to become Famine, one of the Four Horsemen. That sounds great right? The execution of it was brilliant. Kessler manages to write great, poetic descriptions, all while staying grounded. The main character Lisabeth was realistic and relatable. She wasn't some all powerful Mary Sue, she didn't even come close. Her voice was genuine and her struggles felt real. And I have to say this, the author did an amazing job at portraying eating disorders. Finally a writer that does her homework.When I first got my hands on the book I was a little worried; a little under two hundred pages makes it one of the shorter novels on my shelf. But once I started reading all fears were assuaged. The pacing was perfect. Honestly if it was stretched out, in an attempt to be say 300+ pages, it would have been detrimental to the story.Lisabeth's struggle throughout the novel, both with her disorder and as Famine, was very well done. The author didn't offer any sort of insta-fixes or magical solutions. We see a girl who is fighting to break free of dangerous habits and take charge of her life and along the way we get to see all the traps and pitfalls she faces. One part that bugged me a little, at first, was the lack of characterization in the secondary players, besides the fellow Horsemen. Lisabeth's friends and parents just seemed like tokens, there to simply fill a void/make a point. But after getting through the novel I realized that it was purposfully done that way. Lisabeth cut ties in her life and her disease alienated her from loved ones and reality. Everything about this novel was just extremely well writter, especially the ending. Like I said before, there are no insta-fixes or sudden epiphenies. It stays true to life the whole way through.I believe that everyone should give this book a chance. Especially teens, both male and female. Even for those who have no connection or ties to the concept of eating disorders this book offers an inside look that anyone could benefit from. Currently there is a stigma on eating disorders. People who have them are labeled as freaks or just as being weak. Hopefully with books like Hunger putting the idea that eating disorders are legitamite diseases out in the world, the stigma itself might go away.All in all Hunger was a great read, thought provoking and touching. And I cannot wait to get my hands on the sequel.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Very satisfying and powerful
  

*by R***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2016*

“Hunger” not only satisfied me as a reader, but also tackled the issue of eating disorders in a clever yet informative way. This was much more than a fantasy read, and yet it was never preachy.Although I have known people that were anorexic, this took me into the mind-set of a girl battling with a too-common teenage problem, with an added touch of allegory that worked brilliantly.From the opening moments when Lisa had to deal with her appropriate appointment as Famine, her thought processes were confused as she tried to absorb the new role into her troubled social life. The tense family situation and her fragile friendships seemed realistic, with her struggles over food ever present and understandable, given the pressures to fit the norm.But the illness of anorexia nervosa is part of Lisa’s personality and life, never a tedious lecture from the author. Jackie Morse Kessler has experienced eating disorders first hand, so that authenticity blends well with the unfolding tale. The ‘Thin Voice’ that drives Lisa’s insecurity becomes not just Lisa’s alter-ego but also a central antagonist.The writing is a strong mix of teenage distractions, psychological tribulations and fantastical challenges. Some readers might wonder why Lisa’s actions as Famine, especially her final decision, are somewhat illogical at times. She’s supposed to be Famine, so why is she doing that…? Because this is her take on Famine, perhaps.Throughout the novel, my mind kept flipping between ‘this is a real fantasy’ and ‘this is in her confused mind’. How much is the calling to be one of the Four Horseman in her head? Perhaps that is why Death appears in the form of Kurt Cobain and plays Nirvana numbers on his guitar – that’s her take on Death.After this engrossing opening novel, I’m intrigued to read the second Riders of the Apocalypse book, “Rage”, to see how Jackie Morse Kessler handles the next appointee and her self-mutilation.SPOILER WARNING: It’s only when Lisa faces her greatest nemesis, a fellow Horseman, that she can finally confront the ‘Thin voice’ and her illness. Maybe that is what Lisa gain from her appointment as Famine.

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