The Art of Starving

First edition

The Art of Starving is a 2017 young adult science fiction novel by Sam J. Miller. It was published by Harper Collins.

Synopsis[]

Matt is a bullied gay teen with an eating disorder who discovers that, as his hunger increases, he begins to manifest superpowers.

Reception[]

The Art of Starving won the 2018 Andre Norton Award,^[1] and was a finalist for the 2018 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book.^[2]

Kirkus Reviews called it a "dark and lovely tale of supernatural vengeance and self-destruction", and described Matt's superpowers as "trippy".^[3] Publishers Weekly lauded Miller for being "brutally honest" in describing the long-term physical effects of anorexia.^[4] Tor.com noted that, when compared to other works about eating disorders, it was "too tongue-in-cheek and bizarre" to be a standard morality tale.^[5]

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