Reviews for The Luckiest Girl in the World: A Young Skater Battles her Self-Destructive Impulses

The average rating for The Luckiest Girl in the World: A Young Skater Battles her Self-Destructive Impulses based on 2 reviews is 2.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-10-27 00:00:00 Clay Morton I keep waffling between 2 and 3 stars. I picked up this book when I was struggling with self-injury and while it helped me feel less alone it also left me discouraged. The problem is that the solution is too easy. Her cutting is discovered, after some initial reluctance makes huge breakthroughs with a therapist, becomes best friends with the girls in her therapy group, confronts her bossy bitch of a mom and they all get cake. I realize that it's a novel and a novel aimed at adolescents but mental illness is rarely that simple and the underlying factors are rarely that easy to pinpoint.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-03-25 00:00:00 Tara Vogdes Mr. Levenkron really pushes his ideas about self-mutilation. According to him, there are two infallable truths: 1) If you cut, it's your parent's fault. 2) he is the best and most amazing therapist to ever grace the earth.