Matt is a complicated, compelling protagonist, and his raw emotional vulnerability is devastating. Hands down, The Art of Starving is the best book I've read this year., Brutal and brilliant, The Art of Starving seizes you and refuses to let you go. A supervillain coming-of-age novel that made me cry-my god, I loved this book., Devastating, brutal, and brilliant, The Art of Starving seizes you and refuses to let you go. The Art of Starving is a humane, deeply felt, heartbreaking novel, observed with an edge as sharp as broken glass. Miller's debut novel will resonate with any reader who's ever craved the power that comes with self-acceptance. A darkly funny, moving story of body image, addiction, friendship, and love, Sam J. But Matt doesn't realize there are many kinds of hunger.and he isn't in control of all of them. All he needs to do is keep the hunger and longing at bay. So what is lunch, really, compared to the secrets of the universe? Matt decides to infiltrate Tariq's life, then use his powers to uncover what happened to Maya. Maybe even the authority to bend time and space. The knack of tuning in to thoughts right out of people's heads. The ability to see things he shouldn't be able to see. Matt's hardworking mom keeps the kitchen crammed with food, but Matt can resist the siren call of casseroles and cookies because he has discovered something: the less he eats the more he seems to have. The hunger clears his mind, keeps him sharp-and he needs to be as sharp as possible if he's going to find out just how Tariq and his band of high school bullies drove his sister, Maya, away. His stomach stabs and twists inside, pleading for a meal, but Matt won't give in. Winner of the 2017 Andre Norton Award for Outstanding Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy Book 'Funny, haunting, beautiful, relentless, and powerful, The Art of Starving is a classic in the making.'-Book Riot Matt hasn't eaten in days.

The art of starving by sam j miller