Binary Star
A Novel

I first read Gerard in a NY Times Op-Ed piece "Anorexia and Escape" (see: [URL not allowed]). And frankly I think she does herself an enormous disservice in having written this ostensibly as fiction. Her autobiographical voice is much stronger and doesn't rely on a somewhat fl......more

This is an interesting little novel that only takes a couple hours to read. Living inside a disease. That's what this novel is. It is, I think, about emotion and connection, but because the disease at the heart of the novel and the diseases at the core of the relationship it revolves around are so mu......more

This book was terrifying. Because she had an eating disorder and she is such a gifted writer, Gerard gets as close as possible to making you feel what it is like without having one yourself. I read the author is doing well and it is my hope she continues to be successful in fighting this insidious di......more

RATING: 2.5 generally, i give a rating based on a gut reaction immediately after finishing a book. in this case, it was a little more difficult because i had so many conflicting feelings while reading this, but my final thought was that i was pleasantly surprised by not hating it as much as i had ant......more

Any novel that starts off with a quote from Raoul Vaneigem is OK with me. The quote: "Down with a world in which the guarantee that we will not die of starvation has been purchased by the guarantee that we will die of boredom." This quotation sets the book in its proper light, considering the first......more