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The Fasting Girl: A True Victorian Medical Mystery (2002)

von Michelle Stacey

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During the Victorian age-a time when even respectable newspapers had a tabloid edge-some of the world's most renowned and controversial celebrities were women who could allegedly abstain from eating for months or even years at a time. In The Fasting Girl, acclaimed journalist Michelle Stacey tells the story of Mollie Fancher, a young Brooklyn woman who became "the most famous sick person in the world" because of her claim to have lived for more than a decade without food. Lauded by Entertainment Weeklyas one of the top ten books of 2002 and compared by the Chicago Tribune to Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman, this elegantly written, compulsively readable cultural history intertwines topics as diverse as eating disorders, Charles Darwin, and the nature of entertainment and celebrity. "Mystic, hysteric, anorexic, or freak, Mollie Fancher was only one thing for sure: a hunger artist who played her audience for decades," wrote The Village Voice. "It took a probing writer like Stacey to give her a riveting second run."… (mehr)
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I reread this this past week for the third or fourth time. I'd forgotten how much of the story wasn't actually about Mollie and found myself regretting the choice not a long ways in. But, I chose this for Nonfiction November and felt like I wanted to finish.

The story is fun at first but gets a little dry in the middle. Like the author states at the almost end --- there's not a lot on record about this story. Maybe not the best choice for a full length book as it contains lots of of filler: biographical details about minor players, lots of repetition, tons of historical bits that, while interesting, have nothing to do with Mollie.

Still I'm glad I read it and I will keep it for my permanent collection as reference. ( )
  classyhomemaker | Dec 11, 2023 |
I found the story of Mollie Fancher interesting, though frustrating. I wish we could have gotten some real answers as to how she was doing the things she claimed to do. The book was also interesting from a historical standpoint, especially for someone who lives in Brooklyn. Mollie is buried in the cemetery a few blocks from my apartment, I will definitely have to seek out her grave on my next visit. ( )
  Katie80 | Oct 8, 2018 |
This book covers more than just the case of the 'Fasting Girl'. Author Stacey recounts early identifications of what appears to be anorexia, as well as discussing other famous cases of public fasting. A fantastic work on a fascinating subject. Highly recommended. ( )
  profilerSR | May 19, 2009 |
Bizarre story of a woman who claimed she lived on air. Author does a good job of explaining that this was intriguing to people, but not unheard of. ( )
  picardyrose | Feb 7, 2009 |
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During the Victorian age-a time when even respectable newspapers had a tabloid edge-some of the world's most renowned and controversial celebrities were women who could allegedly abstain from eating for months or even years at a time. In The Fasting Girl, acclaimed journalist Michelle Stacey tells the story of Mollie Fancher, a young Brooklyn woman who became "the most famous sick person in the world" because of her claim to have lived for more than a decade without food. Lauded by Entertainment Weeklyas one of the top ten books of 2002 and compared by the Chicago Tribune to Simon Winchester's The Professor and the Madman, this elegantly written, compulsively readable cultural history intertwines topics as diverse as eating disorders, Charles Darwin, and the nature of entertainment and celebrity. "Mystic, hysteric, anorexic, or freak, Mollie Fancher was only one thing for sure: a hunger artist who played her audience for decades," wrote The Village Voice. "It took a probing writer like Stacey to give her a riveting second run."

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