elizabethgreads's review
4.0
4 out of 5 stars.
Empty is about a girl name Dell. Dell is trying to cope with her parents divorce. She fells unloved. Instead of dealing with her emotions she smothers them with food. This action as caused he gain a lot of weight which leads to her being kicked off her softball team. Her best friend Cara has no idea whats going on. Dell knows people make fun of her and instead of dealing with the emotions she makes fun of herself. One day she gets invited to a party and ends up in a room with her middle school crush, the hottest boy in school, Brandon. who just so happens to be dating the most popular girl in school. When a girl finds out there secret Brandon lies to his girlfriend who interns ttys to makes Dells life a living hell. This story is about the heart ache of what hard times, and bulling can do a girl and other people.
This story wrenched my heart out and I think everyone should read this. It teaches a very valuable lesson about a major problem in our society.
This book was well written in character development wise. The plot was great the only problem I had was that I never really got a good picture of the surroundings.
This book is a YA book about social issues.
I read this book for free on Pulseit.com
Empty is about a girl name Dell. Dell is trying to cope with her parents divorce. She fells unloved. Instead of dealing with her emotions she smothers them with food. This action as caused he gain a lot of weight which leads to her being kicked off her softball team. Her best friend Cara has no idea whats going on. Dell knows people make fun of her and instead of dealing with the emotions she makes fun of herself. One day she gets invited to a party and ends up in a room with her middle school crush, the hottest boy in school, Brandon. who just so happens to be dating the most popular girl in school. When a girl finds out there secret Brandon lies to his girlfriend who interns ttys to makes Dells life a living hell. This story is about the heart ache of what hard times, and bulling can do a girl and other people.
This story wrenched my heart out and I think everyone should read this. It teaches a very valuable lesson about a major problem in our society.
This book was well written in character development wise. The plot was great the only problem I had was that I never really got a good picture of the surroundings.
This book is a YA book about social issues.
I read this book for free on Pulseit.com
astrologicblues's review
3.0
I've been trying to think of a way on how I can word this review without sounding horrible, but honestly... I can't think of a way to even discuss this book without sounding like I might offend someone.
We follow a girl named Dell with her full name being Adele. She lost her father through a divorce and, in response, Adele's mother is struggling to make ends meet and is currently on medicine to keep her depression under control. Dell used to be on the softball team but, due to her sudden weight gain, the coach decides to cut her off (am I the only one who've wondered why the coach didn't talk to her on how- or why- she could help her and discuss what could have happened about her weight gain or...? Certainly someone would have discovered that she lost her father through a divorce, maybe). Now it seemed like her future is lost when it comes to getting any softball scholarships. She's constantly vocally abused, even from her 'best friend' who's slowly slipping away into the 'popular girls' group. With that in mind, it's easy to think that she's alone and have no one to turn to. Everything is going wrong and Dell's very unsure on what she should do.
The point is- it is an very emotional book. I can see why many people would give this book a high rating. I don't know how realistic it is, honestly, because I've never been through Dell's shoes. I've been through being bullied and not having much friends to talk to when I was in school. In fact, my closest friends ended up being librarians. But I don't know how it feels to be over-weight. I just don't, and I don't know if I can give a proper review because of it.
I've seen other reviews and they've compared this book to other books that are written better, like Speak for example (which is a really good book and I'd highly recommend). I'd probably read some of those books and compare and contrast... eventually. But I don't know. I've noticed that this is one of those books you either love or you either hate. I'm just stuck on the fence on this one.
I'll will say that if you get triggered by rape and fat shaming, I wouldn't read this. Realistic or not, it still hurts and it made me emotionally sad.
We follow a girl named Dell with her full name being Adele. She lost her father through a divorce and, in response, Adele's mother is struggling to make ends meet and is currently on medicine to keep her depression under control. Dell used to be on the softball team but, due to her sudden weight gain, the coach decides to cut her off (am I the only one who've wondered why the coach didn't talk to her on how- or why- she could help her and discuss what could have happened about her weight gain or...? Certainly someone would have discovered that she lost her father through a divorce, maybe). Now it seemed like her future is lost when it comes to getting any softball scholarships. She's constantly vocally abused, even from her 'best friend' who's slowly slipping away into the 'popular girls' group. With that in mind, it's easy to think that she's alone and have no one to turn to. Everything is going wrong and Dell's very unsure on what she should do.
The point is- it is an very emotional book. I can see why many people would give this book a high rating. I don't know how realistic it is, honestly, because I've never been through Dell's shoes. I've been through being bullied and not having much friends to talk to when I was in school. In fact, my closest friends ended up being librarians. But I don't know how it feels to be over-weight. I just don't, and I don't know if I can give a proper review because of it.
I've seen other reviews and they've compared this book to other books that are written better, like Speak for example (which is a really good book and I'd highly recommend). I'd probably read some of those books and compare and contrast... eventually. But I don't know. I've noticed that this is one of those books you either love or you either hate. I'm just stuck on the fence on this one.
I'll will say that if you get triggered by rape and fat shaming, I wouldn't read this. Realistic or not, it still hurts and it made me emotionally sad.
amdame1's review
3.0
Dell has struggled with depression and weight gain since her father left. No one seems to understand, not even her best friend. She is bullied and teased mercilessly at school.
Deals with mature topics such as bullying, suicide, rape, and depression. A good read-alike for “13 Reasons Why.”
Deals with mature topics such as bullying, suicide, rape, and depression. A good read-alike for “13 Reasons Why.”
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