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The Reading Cure: How Books Restored My Appetite by Laura Freeman
6 reviews
hollsbookshelf's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Eating disorder
migalu23's review
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This was an incredibly beautiful read I'll remember for a long time. For me, food has always been a joyful experience. My reading life has always been tied to food, too, so the concept fascinated me from the get-go.
The generosity with which Freeman shares the darkest moments of her anorexia gave me an understanding of an illness I can't even imagine. Somehow, even in those dark chapters, she lovingly weaves in descriptions of the most sumptuous and scrumptious literary feasts, powerful in their nostalgia and instantly warming.
But I think the parts of this books I will take with me are the moments of hope. In the relentless struggle with her mind Jabberwock, books provide solace and comfort, and a reminder that there's always another day. "And another, and another, and another yet to come."
The generosity with which Freeman shares the darkest moments of her anorexia gave me an understanding of an illness I can't even imagine. Somehow, even in those dark chapters, she lovingly weaves in descriptions of the most sumptuous and scrumptious literary feasts, powerful in their nostalgia and instantly warming.
But I think the parts of this books I will take with me are the moments of hope. In the relentless struggle with her mind Jabberwock, books provide solace and comfort, and a reminder that there's always another day. "And another, and another, and another yet to come."
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Suicide
mado2022's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Eating disorder
Minor: Eating disorder
annintheforest's review
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
A really gentle, honest and hopeful memoir, exploring what goes on in the mind of a person with anorexia, and how the books Laura read as an adult in recovery helped her find reasons for eating again
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Eating disorder
Minor: Fatphobia
happyladyjadereads's review
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.25
Deeply emotional book, which weaves in memoir of Freeman's ongoing battle with eating disorders and body dysmophia, with her analysis of depictions of food in classic and recent literature. A fantastic read that will inspire empathy and a desire to read the classics
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder and Body horror
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