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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]

References

^ The Art of Starving, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 3, 2018
^ 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2020
^ The Art of Starving, reviewed at Kirkus Reviews; review published online April 17, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018
^ The Art of Starving, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published May 15, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018
^ The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller: A Strategy Guide for the War of Mind vs. Matter, by Emily Nordling, at Tor.com; published July 17, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018

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[SFWA-1] The Art of Starving, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved August 3, 2018

[Lodestar-2] 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2020

[Kirkus-3] The Art of Starving, reviewed at Kirkus Reviews; review published online April 17, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018

[PW-4] The Art of Starving, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published May 15, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018

[Tor.com-5] The Art of Starving by Sam J. Miller: A Strategy Guide for the War of Mind vs. Matter, by Emily Nordling, at Tor.com; published July 17, 2017; retrieved August 3, 2018

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 '''''The Art of Starving''''' is a 2017 [[young adult fiction|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]],<ref name=SFWA>[https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/the-art-of-starving/ The Art of Starving], at [[Science Fiction Writers of America]]; retrieved August 3, 2018</ref> and was a finalist for the 2018 [[Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book]].<ref name=Lodestar>[http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2018-hugo-awards/ 2018 Hugo Awards], at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 11, 2020</ref>