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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch
4 reviews
kilonshele's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Self harm
rosaryoleander's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
This is one of the most traumatic books I have ever read and for that reason, I could not possibly recommend it to someone unprepared. And yet I feel like I must recommend it to fathers wondering about the inner workings of their teenage daughters, to women who grew up. Because this book recounts with agonising accuracy the feeling of being young, of bridging that gap between childhood and adolescence, and the utter hopelessness of realising the dreadful loss of innocence.
Evanna Lynch explores the absolute darknesses of the human soul, of the malignant self hatred of feeling worthless, and she does it without sympathy and pity for herself, but with a shrewd, cold, cruel analysis of her younger self. There are no frills to this story. It is dark and disturbing and heartbreaking to hear how much one so seemingly lovely hated herself.
But that is the brilliance, because that us what evokes the memory of those places in oneself.
This book is not an easy read. But it has heart, and hope and understanding of the self, and in the end there is grace. It may not be wonderful, but it is essential.
Evanna Lynch explores the absolute darknesses of the human soul, of the malignant self hatred of feeling worthless, and she does it without sympathy and pity for herself, but with a shrewd, cold, cruel analysis of her younger self. There are no frills to this story. It is dark and disturbing and heartbreaking to hear how much one so seemingly lovely hated herself.
But that is the brilliance, because that us what evokes the memory of those places in oneself.
This book is not an easy read. But it has heart, and hope and understanding of the self, and in the end there is grace. It may not be wonderful, but it is essential.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Medical content, Body shaming, Body horror, Eating disorder, Self harm, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
bettysbookishworld's review against another edition
emotional
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Evanna talks about her story about eating disorder in a very raw manner that made me feel emotions and it made the subject more difficult to listen to. However, I truly think it's an important read about what being anorexic really means and how difficult it is to fight it. I'm glad that Evanna shared her story without glamorizing it but rather showing the harsh reality of dealing with eating disorders.
I highly recommend listening to the book, as it's narrated by Evanna herself and her voice is full of emotions and very soothing to listen to.
I highly recommend listening to the book, as it's narrated by Evanna herself and her voice is full of emotions and very soothing to listen to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Abandonment and Fatphobia
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
martieilibri's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
2.5
Con questo libro Evanna ci racconta la sua storia di ricerca – di se stessa, del significato della vita, di perfezione –, prende per mano il lettore e lo accompagna negli angoli più scomodi della propria mente e con estrema sincerità e crudezza narra quelli che sono stati i suoi pensieri, le sue ossessioni, le sue paure… (che poi, alla fine, penso siano almeno in parte universali.)
Ho trovato questo libro davvero struggente, a tratti illuminante, a tratti confortante come una semplice pacca sulla spalla. A volte questo libro mi ha fatto arrabbiare. Spesso, molto spesso mi ha fatto piangere.
In generale lo consiglierei (ma solo se siete sicuri che non possa triggerarvi); è scritto molto bene ma nella seconda parte il focus si sposta un po’ (troppo, a mio parere) su questioni secondarie (anche se da fan di Harry Potter è stato anche interessante scoprire alcuni particolari su Luna e il cast). La prima parte è decisamente più curata e più impattante dell’ultimo terzo del libro (che ha molte ripetizioni), però sono molto felice di essermi immersa in questa lettura e tutto sommato è un libro che consiglierei.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
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