The List
Offering a well-differentiated cast of complex characters and a thoughtful focus on femininity, sisterhood, relationships, eating disorders, and what it means to be singled out, Vivian proves that beauty and ugliness aren't always a matter of appearance. -- STAR, Publishers Weekly This riveting exploration of physical appearance and the status it confers opens a cultural conversation that's needed to happen for a long time. Vivian refuses to falsify or avoid the uncomfortable realities that looks alone confer status, and their power is greatest when obscured by the pretense that "looks don't matter." - STAR, Kirkus