A Trick of the Light (Hardcover)

from lrosenb

I received an advance reading copy of A Trick of the Light, and was genuinely stunned by its accomplishment. It is fast-paced and gripping enough to appeal to teens. Deals with an eating disorder, so I think it will speak to a wide range of readers. The central character is a young man who is fun...

from Catherine_GV

A well written and poignant story. The narrator (the voice) is a very good idea and a different take in a novel. A Trick of the Light is quite an emotional read, but it's worth it. Everything about it is well done, mostly the terrible changes Mike go through... both psychologically and physically...

from countingscripts

I don't get a feeling I got with this book very often. I was completely, excuse my French, mindfucked by this from the very beginning and sometimes I needed to take a break and process everything that I've read. It's unusual, strange, weird - however you want to call it - book and it takes some t...

from MVTheBookBabe

Due to copy and paste, formatting has been lost. A Trick of the Light is one of those scary reads where you walk away with this huge sense of I don't know, understanding or something. But first things first-- I didn't relate to Mike (the main character), at all. I'm not a boy with anorexia, thoug...

from Bookswithbite

When it comes to eating disorders, we quickly think of girls. We hardly ever think of men having trouble with their appearance. Plot: Watching a young man spiral down the road of bulimia is hard. I have hard time reading about girls doing it. Mike thinks he can be in control of what he does to h...