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Skinny Paperback – March 25, 2014

by Donna Cooner (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars 103 customer reviews
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Product Details

  • Age Range: 12 - 17 years
  • Grade Level: 7 - 12
  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Point; Reprint edition (March 25, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0545427649
  • ISBN-13: 978-0545427647
  • Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.5 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (103 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,285 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 starsInteresting debut
By Liviania VINE VOICE on October 1, 2012
Format: Hardcover
I judged SKINNY by it's cover for a long time. The publicist who gave it to me was very enthusiastic, but I wasn't sold enough on the cover to even crack it open. I assumed it was similar to Laurie Halse Anderson's WINTERGIRLS, and would be about some girl dealing with anorexia or bulimia. There's nothing wrong with stories involving anorexia or bulimia, but I've read several - and reviewed several. It's an important issue but not one that resonates much with me. But that's not what SKINNY is about. Ever Davies is fifteen and weighs more than three-hundred pounds. She is not that slender girl on the cover of her story.

Ever's a tough protagonist to like. She is a mean girl. She's very aware of her weight and constantly on the offensive so that she can hurt others before they hurt her. She believes that she can hear what everyone thinks of her. She calls that voice in her head that calls her ugly and unlovable and other terrible things "Skinny." But while it may be hard to like Ever due to her abrasiveness, she's an easy character to understand and you do feel for her. Plus, her inability to see her the problems of those around her can partially be chalked up to the fact that she's fifteen.

SKINNY mostly focuses on why Ever chooses to have gastric bypass surgery and what her life is like in that first year after the surgery. Donna Cooner has had gastric bypass surgery herself and does not dismiss it as an easy fix. Ever often struggles with her new diet and exercise requirements and wonders if she made the right decision. Losing weight doesn't instantly fix her self esteem either, nor does getting a makeover from a popular girl. Ever has to learn to accept and love herself, which isn't easy for anyone.Read more ›
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2.0 out of 5 starsGlossed over key issues...
By Nancy on October 28, 2012
Format: Hardcover
I was excited to read this book because it was a completely new concept in a YA book. I had never heard of another book where the main character undergoes Gastric Bypass surgery. It was a much more serious subject than the usual type of YA books that I read. I remember the line that I waited in to get this book from the author at the Book Expo America, so I figured I might as well read it.

I thought it was going to be so much better than it was. In fact, it took me a long, long time to finish this book because I wasn't really into it. It was sort of slow and nothing really big was happening. Once Ever, the main character, got the surgery it didn't get much better. She was very superficial and selfish. The author briefly touched upon the issues that led to Ever becoming obese, but I thought that there would have been more of a focus on it. There wasn't. Ever spent most of her time complaining about the boy she couldn't get, her friends, and her step-sisters. As I said, it wasn't as good as I thought it could be.

Though she managed to lose a large amount of weight and she got everything she wanted in the end, I still felt that Ever had unresolved past issues that were never really dealt with. Skinny would have seemed much more personal and "deep" if these things had been discussed. In the end it ended up being (as I said) superficial and very similar to every other high school story out there.
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3.0 out of 5 starsJust okay
By Hannah @ Paperback Treasures on December 23, 2012
Format: Hardcover
There are two things I consider when writing my reviews: What I felt while reading and how I feel once I've finished the book. But I'm not sure what to do when these two feelings don't fit, like with Skinny. I really liked it while reading, but now that I think about it, lots of it is pretty bad. And I still can't decide which of those things is how I really feel about Skinny.

If you hate everything predictable and cliched, Skinny is definitely not for you - it is Cheese Central. Skinny has all of the typical high school scenes, like Ever being accepted by the popular crowd and abandoning her loyal but nerdy old best friend - we all know exactly what's going to happen. It doesn't get much cheeiser than all of these Cindarella references, or the whole storyline of Ever finding her voice on stage, complete with an excessive load of musical references. The family storyline is cliched, too, and very underdeveloped - I wanted much more depth to Brielle's character, not to mention Lindsay, the other stepsister, whom we never get to know.

The body image message is a little weird. I didn't notice while reading, but now, it bugs me how much it seemed like weight loss solved all of Ever's problems. Ever's self-worth is based pretty much only on other people's opinions, and I wish the character growth had focused more on Ever learning to take care of her body for herself, not just to make people like her. It also frustrated me how Ever losing her mom was never really explored we never got to feel her grief, how that was only used as the motivation for Ever's overeating.

But while reading, I didn't mind most of that, and that's because of the writing. Donna Cooner's style is very honest and it flows so nicely.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery realistic view of obese high school student
By KAMMIE on December 29, 2015
Format: Kindle Edition Verified Purchase
Sadly, this struggle is felt by so many high school students. Negative self talk, assumptions of who you are/are not and self limiting or self destructive behaviors. I could identify with this so closely and all of Ever's weight related fears, it is very accurately documented.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

1.0 out of 5 starsI loved this book until I realized what it was actually ...

Goodness no. This book was such a let down. I'm sorry. I loved this book until I realized what it was actually saying. Then I just got pissed off. Read more

Published 6 days ago by Pikachu †FearStreetZombie†
3.0 out of 5 starsThree Stars

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Published 4 months ago by kathleen
2.0 out of 5 starsMisses the issues of causes and solutions for overeating

Grade: D-

Ever is morbidly obese and Skinny is the voice in her head (her thoughts) who constantly reminds her how fat and ugly she is. Read more

Published 4 months ago by Pink Amy
1.0 out of 5 starsEver needed psychiatric help

Clearly Ever needed psychiatric help. She was constantly talking to a voice in her head that she had named. Read more

Published 4 months ago by LNC
4.0 out of 5 starsDon’t Judge a Book by its Cover

It is kind of ironic how I judged Skinny by its cover for a long time when one of the main themes in the book is to not judge a book by its cover. Read more

Published 5 months ago by mary ann michno
5.0 out of 5 starsLoved it

An interesting debut, focusing on a topic that is not often seen in literature. While it didn't relate to me, I enjoyed it.

Published 7 months ago by :o so funny
2.0 out of 5 starsAn unfortunate NO.

I'm shocked that I have to give a review like this for a story I thought would be a 5-star... but this actually made me really upset. Borderline really angry. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Daryl Gainnes
5.0 out of 5 starsDefinitely read this Perfect Book!!

I had made the right to chose this book as my summer reading project. This book has everything that a perfect teenager book should have & I feel in love with this book.

Published 8 months ago by Susmita dhungel
5.0 out of 5 starsLike the jacket cover says

This book blew my away. I read it in one evening, and couldn't stop, not even when it was 2 a.m. on a work night. Read more

Published 9 months ago by Mallory Searcy
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book

I would definitely recommend this book to all of my friends. I love that Donna Cooner put all of that description into her book.

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