Reviews for Hunger Point

The average rating for Hunger Point based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-12-07 00:00:00 Remington Chapman Within the first chapter, I hated almost the whole cast of characters. I hated the main character, her mother, her father, her best freind, but I never hated her sister- she just seemed crushed under the weight of a dysfunctional family from hell. Anyway, I don't know why I felt compelled to, but I read it like there was no tomorrow. Even though it made me irritable, angry, and unhappy, I kept right on going. I discovered that the author has a knack for making you dislike all of them, and then she pulls everything together in this slow repairing weave that's both sort of careless but elegant. I continued to dislike the protagonist almost all the way to the end, and though by the finale I was kind of rooting for her, I also wanted to smack her and tell her she was being foolish every three seconds. She is remarkably selfish, self-centered, slutty (in a New York trash sort of way) possibly alcoholic, incredibly materialistic, petty, vain, not really interested in anything worthwhile, shallow, bitter, self-pitying on a massive scale, self indulgant, and judgemental. Her whole family is a terrible mess. They are horrible to one another, and it's only marginally less bad by the end, even though they have confronted terrible tradgedy. They learn a little, but not much it seems, from the experience. They may tell one another that they love eachother a bit more, they're just as screwed up as in the beginning. They're not screwed up in an endearing "aww, what a cute mess" sort of way, and not in a "oh, the shock and horror" sort of way- they're just really really awful to one another and seem to have no idea how to cope with real emotions or serious situations. BUT For some strange reason I found myself hating them a great deal less by the end. Not out of pity, no, it's more like they just sort of grow on you- and though you quietly despise them, you still don't want to see them hurt. It was also totally and completely honest. I realized I didn't like these people because none of their flaws were whitewashed. Every dirty little nook and cranny, every line or pimple or character flaw was made plain and distinct and clear- and it made me respect all of them a great deal more. I can't really say if I *liked* the book. It's hard to say you like a book whose characters you want to to pummel. I READ the book. I felt as much of their pain as the author could convey, and watched them bumble around hopelessly trying to cope with it. Would I reccomend it? Urk. It's well written, engaging, smart, I lol'd a few times, I got choked up at least once.... but it will make you mad, irritable, possibly give you a headache, and make you wish you could kick at least one of them in the shin on multiple occasions. If you're up for a read that's that draining emotionally, I absolutely reccomend it. It was a book I will certainly never forget.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-06-22 00:00:00 Brett Morris Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down! I did not know it before I started reading but I actually watched it as a Lifetime special a few years ago. This book is about a very dysfunctional family where everyone seems disconnected from their other family members. I was shocked at how absorbed the parents were with themselves and didn't seem to know what was going on with their daughters. I was so sad that Shelly seemed to self-destruct and eventually died! Frannie also had me scared for awhile that she might go down the same path as her sister - I'm glad she was able to turn it around! A realistic look at family life. I'm not a prude or anything, but there could have been a little less "sex talk!"