--- product_id: 13034323 title: "Not Otherwise Specified" brand: "hannah moskowitz" price: "105.42 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/13034323-not-otherwise-specified store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Not Otherwise Specified **Brand:** hannah moskowitz **Price:** 105.42 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Not Otherwise Specified by hannah moskowitz - **How much does it cost?** 105.42 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/13034323-not-otherwise-specified) ## Best For - hannah moskowitz enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted hannah moskowitz brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Not Otherwise Specified - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/513QY2Dqt4L.jpg) ![Not Otherwise Specified - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31fWkqWAr9L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ One of the Strongest Voices in Fiction *by C***) on Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2015* Not Otherwise Specified was my third Hannah Moskowitz novel, so I thought I knew what to expect. I liked the other two. Not Otherwise Specified, though, has this totally unfortunate cover compared to the others, and I don’t know. Basically, my body was not ready for the emotional impact this book had on me. Moskowitz blew my mind with this one, making me laugh and even cry, not something I do often during books.The thing about this book is that I’m sort of surprised I loved it so much. I mean, it’s written in this stream of consciousness style, which, let me just tell you, is very much not my thing. I’ve had a lot of bad experiences with it, because it generally feels very artificial or like the author was on a lot of drugs. That’s not the case with Not Otherwise Specified. Pretty much immediately, I was caught up in that VOICE. Etta’s voice is vibrant and real and she felt one hundred percent real to me.My heart ached for Etta throughout this book. She’s a black, bisexual former ballerina struggling with an eating disorder in Nebraska. She’s the very definition of not fitting in, but also fitting in too much. What Etta hates more than anything is that she’s not otherwise specified. She can identify herself as having an eating disorder and as being bisexual, but everyone still puts her in these boxes. She hates that she doesn’t qualify by the technical definitions as anorexic, which just makes her feel like more of a failure, even more out of control, the same reason she gave up ballet which she loves so much."You’re not supposed to look at a girl’s body when she dances, not in that way. She’s supposed to be unobtrusive. She’s supposed to just be part of the music, and here I come in all attention-grabbing and ETTAETTAETTA and you can make that sound as awesome and special0snowflakey as you want but at the end of the day that’s not what people want ballerinas to be."Etta sums herself up so well with this quote. She’s vibrant, full of life, and charismatic as hell. However, she tries so hard to fit in, like she did with the Dykes, her group of lesbian friends, who ejected her when she dated a guy, despite the fact she always said she was bi. She tried to be the ballerina that everyone wanted, but became so obsessed with control and how her body was wrong that she developed an eating disorder. Not Otherwise Specified is partially the story of Etta coming to terms with her Ettaness.A big part of Not Otherwise Specified is about friendship. Friends, even when they love you, can be bad for you. Etta loved the Dykes, but they’ve turned on her and are bullying her. Even so, she kind of wants them back. It’s hard for her to let go, especially of Rachel. She makes a new group of friends through an audition for Brentwood Academy, a school for theater. They still all make mistakes with one another, but the difference between the friendship dynamics is stark.Not Otherwise Specified gets dark. I mean, the issues are really heavy, but that’s counteracted by Etta’s voice, which is so full of life and humor. Etta doesn’t let things get her down for long; she’s really sweet and optimistic. She sticks up for people and cares so hard. Yes, it hurts, and I marked a lot of quotes for how much they saddened me but also struck this really honest chord. The ending, though, made me happy cry for the progress that’s being made.I loved this book. I think it’s beautiful and important. READ IT READ IT READ IT. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Navigating how relationships do and don't define us *by J***O on Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2018* It took me a while to get into Etta's voice, but then I ended up really enjoying this.This is so much about relationships (with her sister Kristina, with her mom, with her friend Rachel, with her ex Danielle, with her former friends at school, with James and Bianca and Mason) and how to properly see those relationships without using them, how to be and not be defined by them. Etta is so much herself, but she's also a lot of things because the people she's around are those things, and she's trying to navigate that.I really appreciated the conclusions she came to about ballet, dance, and school.CW: eating disorder, bullying, some reclaimed misogynist or anti-queer slurs, discussion of sex. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fall in love with the characters *by G***L on Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2017* Hannah Moskowitz writes some of the best dialogue that I've read in contemporary novels. Her characters are smart and engaging and funny and real. I've fallen in love with every book of hers that I've read. This book is no exception. It deals with a group of self-described misfits trying to break out of their life in Nebraska by entering an open audition for a performing arts high school in New York. None of them feel like they fit in with any group. Etta doesn't have a "proper" body type for ballet and she developed an eating disorder trying to get it. She's also bisexual and is being bullied by a group of lesbian girls that she was friends with for dating a boy. You'll love Etta. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/13034323-not-otherwise-specified](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/13034323-not-otherwise-specified) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*