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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch
8 reviews
alexiasophii's review against another edition
4.75
"And I decide, now, in this moment, that I want it; I want this body. I want to inhabit her, enjoy her, care for her, and defend her in this world. And I no longer want to be yet another voice telling her she’s disgusting or embarrassing or inadequate or too much. I want to be one of those arresting voices of love and compassion, to offer her a space where she can go to restore, to feel safe, to grow."
WOW.
This book is profound, gut-wrenching, and transformative. Evanna's warning at the beginning of the book is true, the book focused about 80 or 90% of it on the eating disorder aspects. It is very graphic what Evanna went through. A good part of the book, and that I enjoyed, is that Evanna does not mention weights or calories or any of those things. As she says, eating disorders feed on the "achievements" and on measuring against other people. Learning how much other people weigh, especially at the lowest point of their battle, is not empathic, it is competitive. And it is not helpful to anyone. I particularly enjoyed how Evanna explains her journey and shows that healing is not linear, but a series of battles and fights, up and downs, wins and losses.
This book is definitely not good for people who struggle with eating disorders, especially anorexia or bulimia. Be careful of Evanna's first Author's Note, she is being very sincere and direct in her warnings.
Overall, I loved this book. I truly did. And I think it sparked something transformative in me and I will come back to it several times in the future.
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Vomit, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Bullying, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Panic attacks/disorders
ckreads28's review against another edition
4.0
She was open and raw in the best way taking what she learned from other books that didn't help in them, and making what she thought would help in hers. It was a bit slow but it was going through her young life to her current(at the time it was published) so it is a bit of a slow read.
Graphic: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Suicidal thoughts
aturb92's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia
bookswithlauren's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Addiction, Eating disorder, Grief, Medical content, Body horror, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Mental illness, Bullying, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Medical trauma
azebrareads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Fatphobia, Addiction, Confinement, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Toxic friendship
cateemma's review against another edition
2.0
i think it's brave any time someone chooses to speak out about their experience with mental illness, so i do want to commend Evanna Lynch for that.
however, writing a memoir about your eating disorder is undoubtedly going to attract readers who also have eating disorders, and so i think authors have to be very careful with how they discuss their experience. anorexia especially often involves competitiveness, so anything mentioning behaviours or body size/shape is always going to cause comparison.
at the very beginning, Evanna says she doesn't want to trigger anyone and won't include any numbers or anything that glamorises her eating disorder in any way. however, less than halfway through the book, one particular eating disorder behaviour is portrayed in quite a lot of detail. then, in the section where Evanna is in an ED specific facility, the other patients' thoughts and behaviours are also portrayed in a lot of detail. the calories of several foods the patients have to eat while in treatment are also stated. even though this isn't in a restrictive context, the calories are still there, and readers (especially those with eating disorders) don't need to know the calories of those foods.
i personally think that aspects of this book are very harmful, and could trigger strong eating disorder thoughts and potentially relapses. by the end of the book, it's clear Evanna hasn't fully recovered from anorexia, as she still has recurring thoughts around food and her body.
i think this memoir had so much potential, but got bogged down in triggering details about Evanna's experience. the thing is, many people with eating disorders will glamorise any symptom, regardless of someone's intention to not glamorise them. so you just can't include behaviours in detail. this could have been an impactful memoir without being so incredibly triggering.
Graphic: Medical trauma, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Mental illness
Minor: Vomit
theespressoedition's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Body shaming, Rape, Forced institutionalization, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Bullying, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Cursing
tinalong's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Addiction, Medical trauma, Vomit, Abandonment, Medical content, Self harm, Blood, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Forced institutionalization