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Clare B. Dunkle

Autore di The Hollow Kingdom

10 opere 2,276 membri 131 recensioni 16 preferito

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Comprende i nomi: Clare Dunkle, Clare B. Dunkle

Fonte dell'immagine: Steph Su Reads

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An eye opening memoir detailing the intense struggle with an eating disorder that is sure to speak to and educate you.

TW: Anorexia, purging, self-harm, loss of pregnancy, suicide, death

Elena Dunkle aided by her mother, Claire Dunkle does an honest job at sharing her fight with Anorexia. It’s not east and it’s not short.

Everyone’s experience with an ED is different and their Road to recovery takes different paths. The author had a long and extremely daunting battle with FOOD that cost her almost everything.

How does one get to the bottom of that? Do we need to have reasons? Coming from a supportive family surely helps but how much can others help you unless you want to help yourself? The spiral of wanting to get better and realising that you are a lost cause is arduous.

‘Recovery is a path, not a destination.’

The inner-voice that keeps reminding of how you are nothing but a failure, of how you will always be a disappointment and how you will never see an end to this does not make it easy.

‘I’m part of you. I know what you’ve done. You’ll never get rid of me.’

One way to persevere is to find hope. Find something to hold on to. Find something that reminds you that you are loved. Find something that you love unconditionally.

Its not easy. It is not always at arms length. Elena vanishing shines light on the importance of finding the ‘Right help’. It’s a memoir that shows us the good and the bad, the boring and the interesting. It shows us what it is without glorifying any part of it and personally, that’s what spoke to me the most.

You will be left with knowledge and hopefully, empathy to help the brave souls like Elena on their journey after reading her story.




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AnrMarri | 20 altre recensioni | Aug 1, 2023 |
Questa recensione è stata scritta per Recensori in anteprima di LibraryThing.
I teach high school English, mostly to juniors and seniors. My students LOVE this book. It is constantly checked out of my classroom library. Of course, they like stories about real people--particularly the struggles that people go through.
 
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mrsgardner | 20 altre recensioni | Jun 20, 2023 |
An interesting read for fans of the darker side of fairy stories. The plot wasnt what I was expecting but it kept my interest all the way through and I enjoyed all the different characters. There is a bit of a creep factor to several of the male characters that I didnt think was handled as well as it could have been, and the pacing was also an issue towards the end of the story but still enjoyable. I might check out the other books in the trilogy if I come across them but will leave them off my to read list for now.… (altro)
 
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mutantpudding | 36 altre recensioni | Dec 26, 2021 |
This is the prequel to Wuthering Heights, which I haven't read, and it's short. I read half of it last night, since "The Simpsons" wasn't on. This is a moody, atmospheric book, full of spookiness and ghosts -- the kind of book you don't want to read just as you're moving to a new house.
 
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FinallyJones | 19 altre recensioni | Nov 17, 2021 |

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Opere
10
Utenti
2,276
Popolarità
#11,279
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
131
ISBN
67
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