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Good Books?

Anyone know of any good books to read? I am really interested these subjects: Genocide (any country/ era....Holocaust, Armenia, Rwanda, Cambodia) I've read really good ones on the Holocaust and Cambodian Genocides, but have a hard time finding books about Armenia and Rwanda. I also LOVE Sci-Fi books that are about the FUTURE world...realistic future, you know? I like books about Eating Disorders and child abuse stories and self mutilation books. I am not a "FREAK", lol...I just find these topics interesting...they keep me reading for hours. Does anyone have any GOOD suggestions?


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Well, I liked Scott Westerfeld's series, Uglies, Pretties and Specials. This is sci fi - at 16 you have an operation and go from being an Ugly to a Pretty - your job is to have fun. Your outside is striking and your inside is a bit changed as well. Gotta keep everyone in line, right?

I understand Cut is a good book, but I haven't read it yet.
Cut (Collins Flamingo) is by Patricia McCormick. Here are a few others: Stitched: A Memoir by Marissa Carney, Blade Silver: Color Me Scarred (TrueColors Series #7) by Melody Carlson. I checked her out, since this is part of a series to see if she'd written any others. The second link is for her stuff on Amazon.

Also, the other day I was looking up some book on Rwanda for another question - maybe some of those would work for you. Check the link below.

The second link is for eating disorder titles. Don't know if you're looking for fiction or non-fiction. Here are a few:
Diary of an Anorexic Girl by Morgan Menzie, Eating Disorder Survivors Tell Their Stories (Teen Health Library of Eating Disorder Prevention) by Christina Chiu, Emily's Secret by Linda Barr.