Taylor's Reviews > Sugar

I'm not sure what I expected with this book but I do feel kind of disappointed.
I liked the concept of this book but I felt like a lot of it was repetitive. I felt bad for Sugar and how she was always been bullied and verbally abused at home. I really cared about her. But I felt like the book kind of dragged on because a lot of the book was the same thing. I felt like this book was about a girl that was overweight and that was the only focus. I wanted it to be about Sugar, not her weight.
I felt like some of the bullying was kind of unbelievable. Maybe it's just because I've never been bullied because of my weight so I don't have that experience but I just couldn't see some those things actually happening in real life.
Even though I liked Sugar well enough, I couldn't relate to her at all. I've never experienced any of her troubles and because I've that I had a hard time understanding some things. I just couldn't understand why Sugar would keep eating junk food when her mother was bedridden in the next room because of her diabetes. A lot of my family has diabetes and I know how serious it is. I found it really frustrating that Sugar knew what could happen to her if she kept eating so much junk food and yet she wouldn't stop.
Overall, I liked this book but I don't it was right for me. I wish there was more of a story outside of Sugar's weight but I think the biggest problem with this book wasn't even a problem. It was me because I couldn't relate to Sugar at all. I don't think this book is for everyone but I do think it's a good book for the right reader.