Reviews

How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia by Kelsey Osgood

bookswithlauren's review

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

1.0

caseyjayner's review

slow-paced

2.0

pang's review

reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

arlis's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

5.0

My favorite book

blob's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

sar_sch's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

aurora_s's review

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.5

Is it wrong to say I binged this book

paw_emjie's review

hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

aknopf's review

2.0

Disappointed in this one.

jenniferbbookdragon's review

4.0

Very good book that combines the authors story with research and commentary on how the digital world has changed young people's ideas about anorexia. Especially concerning is the pro-ana movement (people who view anorexia as a lifestyle choice and promote it with glamorized photos; detailed information on how to starve yourself, hide the extent of your weight loss from loved ones, and encouraging competitiveness related to how sick each person can get.) Eye-opening and also helpful if you have a family member with an eating disorder, to get into the thought process behind the behavior.