Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self by Lori Gottlieb

Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self

Lori Gottlieb

222 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

nonfiction memoir psychology emotional reflective fast-paced

Description

Based on diaries written in 1978, when she was eleven years old, the author offers a chronicle of her battle with anorexia and the pressures from family, peers, and society that led her to starve herself.

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Moods

emotional 100%
sad 50%
challenging 33%
dark 33%
informative 33%
reflective 33%
funny 16%
hopeful 16%

Pace

fast 66%
medium 33%

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3.48

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