As Matt’s body deteriorates and his “powers” reach new levels, readers must decide for themselves what is and isn’t real. Believing “if someone knows what you want, they can hurt you in all sorts of ways,” Matt is a master at suppressing his urges, but there is nothing romantic about debut novelist Miller’s portrayal of anorexia his descriptions are often graphic and disturbing, and discussion of Matt’s future is brutally honest. Each chapter opens with Matt’s rules detailing the “art of starving,” and readers will realize the depth of his dangerous downward spiral straightaway. Though Matt insists that he doesn’t have an eating disorder, he limits his food intake, believing the hunger sharpens his senses and allows him to see beyond the facade of everyday life. He seeks to uncover the mystery of his sister Maya’s recent disappearance. Synopsis Matt, a teenager, practices The Art of Starving: by eating as little food as possible, he believes that he will reach enlightenment. Certain that something happened between Maya and Tariq, Matt works to earn Tariq’s trust, ignoring his own attraction to him while planning his revenge. The Art of Starving is a 2017 young adult science fiction novel by Sam J. Matt, a gay high school junior, is bent on uncovering the reason his older sister, Maya, suddenly left town after meeting up with senior soccer star Tariq.
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