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Starvation Heights: A True Story of Murder and Malice in the Woods of the Pacific Northwest by Gregg Olsen
2 reviews
danimacuk's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Death
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Murder, Confinement, and Chronic illness
Minor: Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexism, and Suicide
avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
The narration was amazing for a non-fiction book. The book also kept me interested and engaged. I would have liked to know what happened with the sisters' estate in more clear terms. I'm shocked but not that this woman was never truly stopped. It's horrifying.
As someone who's struggled with disordered eating, I know how little function you have when you limit calories to an extreme. So I can understand how she manipulated people when their brains weren't functioning properly. When you're not getting enough food your body shuts down complex thoughts and the like, to direct calories/nutrition to essential tasks like breathing.
Overall a very interesting and horrifying book.
As someone who's struggled with disordered eating, I know how little function you have when you limit calories to an extreme. So I can understand how she manipulated people when their brains weren't functioning properly. When you're not getting enough food your body shuts down complex thoughts and the like, to direct calories/nutrition to essential tasks like breathing.
Overall a very interesting and horrifying book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body horror, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Excrement, Confinement, Body shaming, Death, and Chronic illness
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