The story's main character, Lia, suffers greatly by her own decisions. The death of her old best friend Cassie has triggered her anorexia again. Through the story, Lia falls deeper and deeper into her negativity and her belief that she needs to continue losing her weight. Five pounds and then five more lost and she refuses to quit her destructive habbit because this is the only act she can may do and have control over in her life.
Anderson's ability to not omit a single thought of Lia's or a single bite she takes has a devastatingly emotional effect on the reader, who may, as in my case, find themselves feeling more than sympathetic towards Lia. I also found I was horribly frustrated with her just as her parents were. I thought the writing techniques that Anderson utilized were the components of the book's emotional effect. She wrote Lia's thoughts perfectly, seemingly so real.
Lia begins losing all touch with reality when her hallucination of Cassie begins appearing many times to her in her miserable, dying state. Her father makes her go back to living with her mother, who forces her to eat at least a little, finally. But Lia is still starving herself and it is not until the end that she begins seeing reality once more. Lia's state requires a near death experience to transform her thoughts.
Wintergirls is definetely a book I recommend. Although, I must say that this novel is definetely not going to appeal to males or people that have a hard time understanding depression and sympathizing.
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