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Narrated by:
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Mandy Siegfried
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By:
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Meg Haston
Seventeen-year-old Stevie is trapped. In her life. And now in an eating-disorder treatment center on the dusty outskirts of the New Mexico desert.
Life in the center is regimented and intrusive, a nightmare come true. Nurses and therapists watch Stevie at mealtime, accompany her to the bathroom, and challenge her to eat the foods she's worked so hard to avoid.
Her dad has signed her up for 60 days of treatment. But what no one knows is that Stevie doesn't plan to stay that long. There are only 27 days until the anniversary of her brother Josh's death - the death she caused. And if Stevie gets her way, there are only 27 days until she, too, will end her life.
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Difficult to Follow
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couldn't finish
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narrator ruined it for me
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Beautiful and real
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Insightful and honest
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I absolutely recommend this book, I will probably listen to it again!
Absolutely Heartwarming, Real & Honest
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Stevie, a new patient at an eating disorders clinic, plans to commit suicide on the one-year anniversary of her brother's death.
PAPERWEIGHT is composed of Stevie's journal entries chronicling her arrival at the clinic throughout her first several weeks. Meg Haston gave Stevie an bright, teen voice, often unlikable and unsympathetic. The writing was the best part of the story.
Hello clichés:
-reluctant, angry patient
-feels responsible for dead friend/relative
-refuses to cooperate with treatment
I won't list any more clichés, to avoid spoiling readers, but will say there is nothing unique or different about PAPERWEIGHT and the ending is predictable.
I'm not sure what kind of research Haston did when writing the novel, but I doubt she ran the therapy scenes by an actual therapist for authenticity. I was disappointed to see her therapist buy into the making Eden a fall-guy for much the calamity in Stevie's life, as if the trouble older teen should have recognized Stevie's problems, forced her to get help, and a few other spoilery things.
THEMES: eating disorders, treatment, death, grief, siblings, family, friends
Teens may enjoy the story, but PAPERWEIGHT won't give insight into eating disorders or treatment.
Uneven
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SO AMAZING
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Good
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a must read!
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