Reviews

Paperweight by Meg Haston

whos_gr4c3's review against another edition

4.5

"Paper Weight" is a beautiful book that didn't fail to make me laugh, cry, and feel all the feels throughout the story. I especially liked how Meg Hanstons wrote "Paper Weight" in a way that I thought accurately portrayed a notoriously difficult topic to discuss. I have no complaints from this book, although I still feel as if it was missing something, but regardless it's a beautifully told story that I really enjoyed.

komarov's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mango_noodles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

2.0

fiestada's review against another edition

3.0

3.5

jscope21's review against another edition

4.0

Cried

rozalyn_lethe's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book so much, this was my favorite book of this year so far. This was such an amazing story about grief and mental illness and growth and recovery, and finding yourself, there just so many things that this book did so well, and I am very picky with things like mental health and books cause I don't joke with that, but this was just a genuinely good, this book never lost my interest, I always wanted to keep reading it, I loved all of the characters, I love the character development, I loved the whole setting and how sometimes I could so vividly see the scenarios or the places or the scenes. I can't tell you all of the things that I loved in this book because I just loved this whole book. I will definitely have to check out her stuff in the future, but 5 out of 5 stars for me, probably the best book that I read 2020.

linda_v's review against another edition

3.0

Liked the story, something different from a mental health book for once and I really loved to see the relationships develop throughout the story. But overall I wasn't that excited to keep on reading, a good read but nothing great.

touchmyshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

melissacunn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

3.5

mikaiten's review against another edition

3.0

This book was painful to read, but for all the right reasons. Stevie isn't exactly a likable character, but her pain is so real and raw that you can't help but get pulled into her story.

Spoiler

What I like about this book is that Stevie's journey towards healing isn't sudden. She fights the whole way and slips up all the time. She isn't magically cured through the power of friendship, or even drugs and therapy. She is constantly on the edge of slipping one way or the other and you never really know where she is going to end up. Even at the end of the book you aren't entirely sure that she has managed to forgive herself.

I kind of wish there was more information about the other girls in Stevie's cabin. While Ashley's story gets more attention, the other girls never really got to explain what brought them to the treatment centre. I get that the story is really about Stevie and her journey, but I think it would have rounded out the rest of the cast better if we knew more about them. As it stands, the secondary characters felt a bit wooden and underdeveloped.

Overall, it was a really interesting and eye opening read. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who is suffering from the affects of any type of trauma as there are a lot of triggers, but I think it would be a great read for someone who is struggling to understand a friend or family member with an eating disorder or PTSD.