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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up by Evanna Lynch
5.0
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
This is a memoir by Evanna Lynch (Luna) about her experience with anorexia. Too often these books read as an instruction manual to an eating disorder, but this is a far cry from that. It’s a beautifully written account of the many downsides and horrors of an ed. It is also full of hope which I believe could help those suffering, and those supporting them, to see that recovery is possible after all.
I gravitated toward this novel as a result of my ongoing struggle with anorexia and left it feeling understood and seen because my journey had many similarities with Evanna’s.
This is a perfect read if you want to find out more about the experience of an eating disorder, want to know more about Evanna or even if you are in recovery yourself (though maybe not the early stages) or have a love for Harry Potter. It’s written well enough that any possible triggers are few and far between and it is very moving and hopeful. However, it isn’t trigger free and there is some mention of ed behaviours and self harm.
In saying that, this is probably the best ed memoires that I’ve ever read (and I’ve read my share) and it deeply moved me.
‘You don’t ‘catch’ anorexia… what is infectious is the feeling of inherent unworthiness that so many people carry with them’
This is a memoir by Evanna Lynch (Luna) about her experience with anorexia. Too often these books read as an instruction manual to an eating disorder, but this is a far cry from that. It’s a beautifully written account of the many downsides and horrors of an ed. It is also full of hope which I believe could help those suffering, and those supporting them, to see that recovery is possible after all.
I gravitated toward this novel as a result of my ongoing struggle with anorexia and left it feeling understood and seen because my journey had many similarities with Evanna’s.
This is a perfect read if you want to find out more about the experience of an eating disorder, want to know more about Evanna or even if you are in recovery yourself (though maybe not the early stages) or have a love for Harry Potter. It’s written well enough that any possible triggers are few and far between and it is very moving and hopeful. However, it isn’t trigger free and there is some mention of ed behaviours and self harm.
In saying that, this is probably the best ed memoires that I’ve ever read (and I’ve read my share) and it deeply moved me.
‘You don’t ‘catch’ anorexia… what is infectious is the feeling of inherent unworthiness that so many people carry with them’