
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting
The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up; A Memoir
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Evanna Lynch
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Evanna Lynch
From actress and activist Evanna Lynch comes a raw and compelling memoir about navigating the path between fears and dreams.
Evanna Lynch’s casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films is a tale that grew to almost mythic proportions - a legend of how she faced disordered eating as a young girl, found solace in a beloved book series, and later landed the part of her favorite character. But that is not the whole story.
Even after recovery, there remains a conflict at her core: a bitter struggle between the pursuit of perfection and the desire to fearlessly embrace her creative side. Revealing a startlingly accomplished voice, Lynch delves into the heart of her relationship with her body. As she takes the lisstener through a personal journey of leaving behind the safety of girlhood, Lynch explores the pivotal choices that ultimately led her down the path of creativity and toward acceptance of the wild, sensual, and unpredictable reality of womanhood.
Honest, electrifying, and inspiring, this is a story of the battle between self-destruction and creation, of giving up the preoccupation with perfection in favor of our uncharted dreams - and how the simple choice to create is the most liberating action a person can take.
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a pleasant treat
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Amazing
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Just read it
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Unparalleled honesty
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This story is pure raw honesty and humility and pride and strength and loss and wonderfully written. I thought I would find it triggering and worried about delving in too deeply into Evanna’s very vivid emotionality during her life with anorexia. But instead I felt empowered by it to remember where I was and where I am now and to savor the difference. Even though I am considered “healthy,” it is so true that that word is a double-edged sword for anorectics or bulimics or binge eaters or those with EDNOS.
Evanna is also wonderfully complex, deep, and perfectly descriptive in her insights and writing and I am in awe of her ability to lay every last feeling and detail out for us all to see in their truth.
And … I could never envision Luna portrayed by anyone else.
Gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking yet powerfully beautiful
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Best book I’ve heard in years!
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The story was from the heart and showed me a world I knew little about and makes me want to learn more so I can be a better advocate for people with eating disorders.
My only issue, and this is just a me thing, but I felt the pacing was off at times. Sometimes, I would get confused with the timeline of things, but maybe it translates better to Paper.
Definitely a good book and recommended listen.
Good overall. Helped me be a better father.
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Perfect!
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Stark, honest, and true
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As a fellow lifelong HP fan and person who went through ED I've always felt a connection to the elements of Evanna's story that I was aware of from interviews, and wanted to know more. That said, I did not expect the prose to be on the level of my favorite authors (and I have listened to literally hundreds of audible titles alone).
Just... So good. I listened almost nonstop, begrudgingly closing my eyes when I couldn't stay awake any longer.
This is one of those rare books that I will seek out a signed copy of, if I can find one.
Absolutely phenomenal
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