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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsStick Figure: A Diary of My Former Selfby Lori Gottlieb
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:"I wish to be the thinnest girl at school, or maybe even the thinnest eleven-year-old on the entire planet," confides Lori Gottlieb to her diary. "I mean, what are girls supposed to wish for, other than being thin?"
For a girl growing up in Beverly Hills in 1978, the motto "You can never be too rich or too thin" is writ large. Precocious Lori learns her lessons well, so when she's told that "real women don't eat dessert" and "no one could ever like a girl who has thunder thighs," she decides to become a paragon of dieting. Soon Lori has become the "stick figure" she's longed to resemble. But then what? Stick Figure takes the reader on a gripping journey, as Lori struggles to reclaim both her body and her spirit. By turns painful and wry, Lori's efforts to reconcile the conflicting messages society sends women ring as true today as when she first recorded these impressions. "One diet book says that if you drink three full glasses of water one hour before every meal to fill yourself up, you'll lose a pound a day. Another book says that once you start losing weight, everyone will ask, 'How did you do it?' but you shouldn't tell them because it's 'your little secret.' Then right above that part it says, 'New York Times bestseller.' Some secret." With an edgy wit and keenly observant eye, Stick Figure delivers an engrossing glimpse into the mind of a girl in transition to adulthood. This raw, no-holds-barred account is a powerful cautionary tale about the dangers of living up to society's expectations. Synopsis:Stick Figure is a raw, no-holds-barred cautionary tale about the dangers of living up to society's expectations.
About the AuthorLori Gottlieb is author of the national bestseller, Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self, an American Library Association "Best Books 2001" selection and a Borders "Original New Voice" title. Based on her childhood diaries, Stick Figure was optioned for film by Martin Scorsese, who described Lori’s quirky teen narrator as "Holden Caulfield goes on a misguided diet." Lori is a regular commentator for NPR’s All Things Considered, and her radio features have aired on public radio’s This American Life, Weekend Edition, The Tavis Smiley Show and Marketplace. As a journalist and columnist, Lori has written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Time, People, The Atlantic, Elle, Glamour, Redbook, Slate, Salon, Seventeen, CosmoGirl!, The L.A. Weekly, The San Francisco Chronicle, and The New York Post. She also penned the monthly “Brunch With” relationships column for Mademoiselle.
Table of ContentsContents
Part One: Winter 1978 "Who Do You Think You Are, Young Lady?" Captain of Justice Power Paragraph Real Women Don't Eat Dessert Thunder Thighs Sex Education Chameleon Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness "That's My Girl" The Lori Monument Sorry About the Milk Shake, Mr. President Day of Atonement Part Two: Spring 1978 Please Help the Hungry Lactose Intolerant If You Can Pinch an Inch Level F, Section Pink Facts and Figure Shrink Me Absolute Delight Don't Talk with Your Mouth Full Chewing on Air "Hello, Angels....It's Charlie" E Is for Electrolyte Part Three: Summer 1978 Breck Girl Fractions Brownie Camp Cedars Nora Hey, Taxi Shereen's Jeans Life without Andy Gibb Cutting the Fat Secretary School North Star Do Not Resuscitate Stick Figure Eggshells You Can Never Be Too Rich or Too Thin Epilogue Acknowledgments What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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