Skin

Want to see more bookish things from me? Check out my youtube channel: [URL not allowed] 3.5/5 Stars 14 year old Donnie is struggling to keep his crumbling family together. His sister, Karen, is sick with an eating disorder, his parents are constantly fighting and his social li......more

I picked this book because my librarian had recommended it to me. Since we have the same taste in books. I had read the summary and fell in love instantly. 'Skin' is a page turner from beginning to end. The flow of the sentences, to the pages to the chapters are all perfect. Through out the whole bo......more

This one's more about bullying and poor family relationships than about anorexia. I found it rather bleak and hopeless. The opening scene where Donnie discovers his sister’s body is good: she’s 16, he’s 14. But otherwise I wasn’t convinced by Donnie’s voice and didn’t like the depressing lack of any......more

Hm - einerseits hab‘ ich mich emotional gerade nicht so auf das Buch einlassen können, was man schon sollte, andererseits fand‘ ichs aber auch einfach einen Level zu doll. Diese Familienkonstellation hätte für mich einfach anders verarbeitet werden müssen…......more

Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos is a story about a family who is going through a rough patch in their lives. This book begins with Donnie, an eighth grader who is experiencing his parents going through a divorce and his sister who is drifting away from her family. Donnie is a person who is trying to......more