Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch

7 reviews

holliejoy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Bullying, Medical content, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Self harm

lotta_8's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

An emotional read and opportunity to learn more about the history of this wonderful actress, writer and activist. Not an easy read, contentwise. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Chronic illness, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

baige_dewitt's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Body horror, and Eating disorder

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. 

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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

ajnagle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Forced institutionalization

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

pamsbookshelf's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, and Self harm