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A review by aethenea
Paperweight by Meg Haston
4.0
I listened to an udio version of this book.
There are times when you have to reach for a book with a serious topic. Even from the title you could probably guess that Paperweight deals with eating disorders. Our main protagonist Stevie is put to a treatments facility but she has different plans - she doesn't want to get better, she wants to die on her brother's death aniversary.
I really appreciated that the book shows the whole process of the treatment, it is not so much a story about realizing that Stevie has a problem - when ou are in such facility it is kind of obvious - but it is about the journey. The question is where's the end of the journey: is it death or is it health?
O honestly loved this story, I mean there are many books dealing with the topic of eating disorders, but Paperweight is beutifully written. I kind of feel for Stevie, I have no experience with bulimia or anorexia, but this book shows that is very easy to get into those problems! And it scares me a lot! Our society shows us a certain ideal of beauty and many girls and women are not satisfied with the image of themselves. Isn't it our fault, that those diseases are so widespread?
I think I will have this book in my mind for a long time. It's one of those stories you have to constantly think about!
Finally, thumbs up for the cover! It's beautiful.
There are times when you have to reach for a book with a serious topic. Even from the title you could probably guess that Paperweight deals with eating disorders. Our main protagonist Stevie is put to a treatments facility but she has different plans - she doesn't want to get better, she wants to die on her brother's death aniversary.
I really appreciated that the book shows the whole process of the treatment, it is not so much a story about realizing that Stevie has a problem - when ou are in such facility it is kind of obvious - but it is about the journey. The question is where's the end of the journey: is it death or is it health?
O honestly loved this story, I mean there are many books dealing with the topic of eating disorders, but Paperweight is beutifully written. I kind of feel for Stevie, I have no experience with bulimia or anorexia, but this book shows that is very easy to get into those problems! And it scares me a lot! Our society shows us a certain ideal of beauty and many girls and women are not satisfied with the image of themselves. Isn't it our fault, that those diseases are so widespread?
I think I will have this book in my mind for a long time. It's one of those stories you have to constantly think about!
Finally, thumbs up for the cover! It's beautiful.