Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Paperweight by Meg Haston

66 reviews

eli_in_the_house's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

ging090803's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It was a great book. Not the best I've read, but a good one. I had little troubles to love the characters, but I did love the story. The past intertwined with the present... The character development was really present. Following Stevie throughout every step of an ED recovery AND grieving was really interesting. I liked it. During my reading, I could see the message that was transmitted by the characters, etc. It is okay to feel emotions, we just need to find balance.
We are all a little fucked up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Death, Cursing, Car accident, Body shaming, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Fatphobia, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Well, since it is about an eating disorder, it is rough. The language, the background, it can be really triggering. So yeah, be careful.

isabel1902's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Death

laracampbell's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

trigger warning 1 million - i knew this book would be triggering but wasn’t quite prepared for how intense it would be, DO NOT read this if you’re recovering or struggling 

this is the most haunting, accurate and raw depiction of eating disorders i have ever read. the author really couldn’t have done this representation any better, this was far from the glamorisation we see on social media, this book showed the sad, horrible, heart-wrenching and frankly disgusting parts of this evil mental illness.  although it was a very heavy read, i think anyone who wants to understand eating disorders better would benefit from this

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

emyoutt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Death

lissa_3's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

daisylouise05's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The main themes are represented so clearly yet emotionally. It is a very good read which really opens your eyes at the life the main character lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Grief

naramartin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

 Paperweight talks about different eating disorders and suicide. Not long before going to a treatment center, Stevie's brother dies and she is planning to kill herself in order to be with him again. When she arrives at the center she doesn't admit that she is bulimic and sees herself as different from the rest, she doesn't think she should be there so she doesn't respond well to the treatment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

ortiz_121534's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

ninaaaaa's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Addiction