Starving for Attention [Paperback]

Cherry Boone O'Neill (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 183 pages
• Publisher: Compcare Pubns; New edition edition (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896382745
• ISBN-13: 978-0896382749
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard-hitting, touching, amazingly helpful. Great read., October 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Starving For Attention (Mass Market Paperback)

Anyone struggling with an eating disorder should read this book. It is a starkingly truthful account, leaving no details out. I originally needed a book on anorexia for a speech, and I found out a lot of information. The book deals not only with the physical aspects of anorexia/bulimia, but also the psychological. It is a great reference for anorexics/bulimics. I admire her courage for writing this book.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars vey touching and truthful, August 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Starving For Attention (Mass Market Paperback)

Though this book may be most helpful to those individuals struggling with an eating disorder, I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who loves books. This is the story of Cherry's life, and it doesn't leave anything out. She talks about everything from her fame to her religion to her addiction to laxatives. This book truly made me face some of the harsh realities about my own anorexia. I realized the pain I was inflicting on not only myself, but those around me. This book is truly brilliant and worth picking up. I read the whole thing in three days.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Hopeful Read, March 6, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Starving for Attention (Paperback)

Although this book is quite old, I really enjoyed it. I thought it may be out dated in the way that the anorexia was treated and thoughts of the disorder in general, but I didn't find much of that. The book shows just what an eating disorder can do to a relationship and how much hiding and lying an anorexic does in order to keep the disorder going. I really enjoyed that it ended with hope and a recovery.