Good Enough to Eat [Paperback]

Leslea Newman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 269 pages
• Publisher: Firebrand Books (October 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0932379214
• ISBN-13: 978-0932379214
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,864,807 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lesléa Newman is the author of 64 books for readers of all ages including the middle grade novel, HACHIKO WAITS, the poetry collection, STILL LIFE WITH BUDDY, the short story collection, A LETTER TO HARVEY MILK, and the children's books A SWEET PASSOVER, THE BOY WHO CRIED FABULOUS, THE BEST CAT IN THE WORLD, DONOVAN'S BIG DAY, and HEATHER HAS TWO MOMMIES. Her literary awards include poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation. Nine of her books have been Lambda Literary Award finalists. A past poet laureate of Northampton, Massachusetts, she is a faculty member of Spalding University's brief-residency MFA in Writing program.

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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars 1/2 Bulimia -- 1/2 Sexuality, February 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Good Enough to Eat (Paperback)

I was disappointed with this book as I did not realize it was about lesbian sexuality as well as bulimia. However what really rubbed me wrong was the author's preface stating that all bulimics are not "fat" -- the main character, Liza, struggles to keep her weight below 140. Strike One. Then just as you start to get into Liza's eating disorder the book flips and the focus switches to Liza deciding that she is a lesbian. Suddenly she deals with that just as we are getting into the turmoils and mood swings of a bulimic. Strike 2. Basically the end message I took away from this book is that if you admit your a lesbian within a week and a half your eating disorder will be "cured", you will discover a caring lover and you will love yourself. Strike 3.

This book may be good for discussion groups but as a read for personal information regarding the struggles that a bulimic actually goes through I would not reccommend "Good Enough To Eat".

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars loved it, June 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Good Enough to Eat: A Novel (Hardcover)

As a teacher in highschool I think it is a very important book, as it is dealing with 2 subjects: bulimia ans sexuality. I am sorry it is not translated to Hebrew so I could recomend it to people here in Israel.