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Lädt ... Fat Angievon e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A YA book that covers the gamut: fat-shaming, bullying, gay-bashing, attempted suicide (not on-screen), cutting, binging & purging. It also had the requisite YA-missing/horrible-parent. I know that first paragraph sounds like I didn't like this book, but I did (obviously, as I gave it four stars). It's not necessarily an easy book; it's hard to read about a girl being bullied all the time. And there were times when I really just wanted to take Angie away from her horrible mother and take care of her myself. But, as happens in a good YA novel, truths are learned, and people find out a little bit about themselves. And what more can we really ask for? Angie is honestly just trying to get by. That's all she wants – to make it through the day as smoothly and quietly as possible. It isn't the easiest thing in the world, especially as most of her school remembers the day she tried to kill herself in the fully crowded gym. Her mum doesn't seem to care that much about anything other than Angie's weight whilst her brother seems to only give a shit when he's able to mock her and her life. It didn't always use to be that way, but things have seriously gotten out of hand family-wise ever since Angie's older sister joined the army. Nowdays, Angie is the only one who believes she's still out there somewhere. At least until KC suddenly pops up. She's the new girl in Dryfalls, Ohio and might honestly be the coolest, most beautiful person Angie has ever laid her eyes on. As if that isn't enough, she keeps insisting on bonding with Angie, like she's got the best friendship offers. And whilst she does prefer to be her own company, it's hard to resist. Especially as KC is the first person to treat her like she's just another person; she hasn't felt that way since her sister left home. It's a nice feeling. Oh, boy. There are very, very few things I didn't like about this book. It is pure beauty... just as much as it is is brutal tragedy. But that's the nice part of it, it allows itself to be both. Just like, you know, life usually is. I feel like there isn't just one plot in this book, it's a complex mix of different themes that sort of paint a picture together; and that picture is the book itself. Angie is the narrator and it's mostly about her and her struggles but it's just as much about KC and her past or Angie's brother Wang and his struggles with their sister going missing as well as his adoption as a child. I know most books are different themes coming together; especially when they are realistic fiction such as this one, but I could feel it in a whole different way in this book than I usually do in others. But yes, the truth is that it's mostly about Angie – her struggles, her sorrows, her joys, her. It was hard not to fall in love with her, platonically, sure, but love nonetheless, because she felt so raw and real and full of flaws but also of, well, perfections. I do have one problem with her, though, that I have a hard time letting go. At one point, during a fight, she calls Wang rice muncher and quite honestly, I don't care how mean your brother is; there is no excuse to be racist. It was a big disappointment to read that line. Especially as there is no follow up on it. And I just want to, like, ask the author what the fucking point with that was? Honestly? What the fuck. Gehört zur ReiheFat Angie (1) AuszeichnungenBemerkenswerte Listen
Romance.
Young Adult Fiction.
Young Adult Literature.
LGBTQIA+ (Fiction.)
HTML: Winner of a 2014 Stonewall Book Award! Her sister was captured in Iraq, she's the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything? Angie is brokenâ??by her can't-be-bothered mother, by her high-school tormenters, and by being the only one who thinks her varsity-athlete-turned-war-hero sister is still alive. Hiding under a mountain of junk food hasn't kept the pain (or the shouts of "crazy mad cow!") away. Having failed to kill herselfâ??in front of a gym full of kidsâ??she's back at high school just trying to make it through each day. That is, until the arrival of KC Romance, the kind of girl who doesn't exist in Dryfalls, Ohio. A girl who is one hundred and ninety-nine percent wow! A girl who never sees her as Fat Angie, and who knows too well that the package doesn't always match what's inside. With an offbeat sensibility, mean girls to rival a horror classic, and characters both outrageous and touching, this darkly comic anti-romantic romance will appeal to anyone who likes entertaining and meaningful fict Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Then a new girl, KC, arrives in Dryfalls, Ohio. She’s beautiful, hip, and smart, and everyone wants to know her. From the minute they meet, KC sees the real Angie, not the fat girl hiding from her pain under a mountain of junk food. She sees Angie for who she really is: someone who just might shake things up - on the basketball court and in KC’s life. Outrageous and touching, this darkly comic, anti-romantic romance brings us unforgettable characters on the edge.