Louder Than Hunger

I saw Louder Than Hunger by John Schu on a list of new book recommendations for 2024. The book description says, "Jake’s an outcast. He’s so lonely that he just wants to disappear. He used to have friends, but now that he’s in eighth grade, he just has the Voice in his head. The Voice tells him not to eat and not to trust anyone. The less he eats, the bigger Jake feels—but he knows it could kill him. Only with help at Whispering Pines, a residential treatment facility, does his life slowly start to get better. But will it be soon enough?"

This was a super quick read due to being written in verse and pages with lots and lots of space. I was engaged the entire book and was just rooting for Jake and hoping that he could get the help he needed and overcome this really hard condition. There was really sad stuff in there too, and the book just felt really real. I thought this was a beautifully written and super important book, and it was even more meaningful that it was based on the author's own experience with anorexia as a teenager. Definitely recommend this read.

Rating: * * (2/3 = Liked it)