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Louder Than Hunger by John Schu
Apr. 19th, 2024 05:24 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
When Jake’s stomach growls, it’s the Voice that answers.
Don’t eat that garbage!
You already ate an apple today!
You didn’t exercise enough!
But listening to the Voice isn’t good for Jake. His mom knows, his grandma knows and the staff at Whispering Pines, where Jake has been sent to heal, all know too. If Jake is going to lead the life he wants - the one he deserves - he must learn to silence the Voice and find his own.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
John Schu’s YA novel told in verse form is an incredibly moving book based on his own experiences of having an eating disorder. I felt desperately sympathetic to the vulnerable Jake whose relationship with his grandmother is clearly very important to him but more could have been made of his relationship with his parents, which is much too lightly sketched and should have been explored given his mum’s anxiety issues seem to feed into Jake’s.
LOUDER THAN HUNGER was released in the United Kingdom on 4th April 2024. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
When Jake’s stomach growls, it’s the Voice that answers.
You already ate an apple today!
You didn’t exercise enough!
But listening to the Voice isn’t good for Jake. His mom knows, his grandma knows and the staff at Whispering Pines, where Jake has been sent to heal, all know too. If Jake is going to lead the life he wants - the one he deserves - he must learn to silence the Voice and find his own.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
John Schu’s YA novel told in verse form is an incredibly moving book based on his own experiences of having an eating disorder. I felt desperately sympathetic to the vulnerable Jake whose relationship with his grandmother is clearly very important to him but more could have been made of his relationship with his parents, which is much too lightly sketched and should have been explored given his mum’s anxiety issues seem to feed into Jake’s.
LOUDER THAN HUNGER was released in the United Kingdom on 4th April 2024. Thanks to Walker Books for the review copy of this book.
