A review by emybooksandcoffee
Paperweight by Meg Haston

4.0

What I liked about this book is that it underlined a lot that eating disorders stem about wanting to be in control; more often than not, it's not about body image. I feel like this isn't clarified enough in popular culture. The amount of people who still believe people with anorexia nervosa or bulimia have this drastic behaviour change just because they ''want to be thin'' is astonishing. Speaking from experience most of the times the victims feel as if the only thing they can control in their life is food and their eating habits. The narrator of the book was very adamant on this. I also loved how grief was explored and that the author balanced it very well within the context of the story. Wish this book was more popular!