A review by sarahsbookstack
What We Give Away by Paulette Stout

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.75

This book was wonderful in so many ways but also makes you want to rant about diet culture and body image culture. 

I liked that this book had 2 MCs that were on polar opposite sides. We have Leslie who has always been tiny and prides herself in her looks and Chef Risto who is bigger but feels comfortable with who he is and how he looks.  The tables will turn as Leslie finds a health professional who makes her realize that she actually has anorexia nervosa and Risto is forced to "lose weight" to make his restaurant expansion "more successful".

I was so proud of Leslie and the fight she had to battle through once she got her diagnosis that would change her for the healthier. 

There are so many parts of this book that made me mad at the world and how people are treated daily. How some people can "get away" with awfulness because of who their families might be. This is the only non I've read from Paulette but I'm a fan and need to go back and read others by her.