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kaydee's review
4.0
There's no doubt that this is a beautifully written and well thought out collection however I never really felt fully engaged with the writer.
3.5
3.5
kimbasnaps's review
Wright’s essays are poignant and insightful. Her anecdotal way of delving into the inner workings of eating disorders is heartbreaking, real, and raw. I found after the “in books” chapters I felt there was too much repetition.
emwebster's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness
lenjamin's review
4.0
A really powerful insight into the experiences of hunger and mental and physical illness.
The autobiographic style was really powerful, and made me better understand people I know who have experienced similar things and my own experiences with chronic illness and insecurity. It's a very sobering reminder that EDs are about more than just vanity, which I think is often ignored in discussions about them.
I'm unsure quite how to articulate all of my feelings about these essays, but I do know that this is a powerful insight into the complexities of physical and social elements of illness.
The autobiographic style was really powerful, and made me better understand people I know who have experienced similar things and my own experiences with chronic illness and insecurity. It's a very sobering reminder that EDs are about more than just vanity, which I think is often ignored in discussions about them.
I'm unsure quite how to articulate all of my feelings about these essays, but I do know that this is a powerful insight into the complexities of physical and social elements of illness.
gisellenguyen's review
4.0
The writing in this book is absolutely stunning. I particularly loved the chapter "In Miniatures". Wright has a lot of really profound and clever insights, but at the same time, these essays are harrowing and difficult to read because of the delicate subject matter. Truly a gifted writer with wonderful control of language.
Side note: holy typos in this book, batman! Where your editors at, Giramondo?
Side note: holy typos in this book, batman! Where your editors at, Giramondo?
wtb_michael's review
5.0
A beautiful series of essays dealing broadly with the authors anorexia. Wright is an exquisite writer and refuses to take easy narrative paths or fall back on sentimentality. It's a short, powerful and lyrical book that deserves to be widely read.
wrightfi's review
5.0
Finally read it because of the name comparisons!
This was beautiful prose, powerful and gentle in equal measure.
This was beautiful prose, powerful and gentle in equal measure.