Meg Haston
Auteur van Paperweight
Over de Auteur
Meg Haston is an American author. She holds a B.S. in Communication Studies from Northwestern University, and a M.Ed. in Professional Counseling from the University of Georgia. She is the author of the YA novel Paperweight, as well as, How to Rock Braces and Glasses, and How to Rock Best Friends toon meer and Frenemies. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
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- Geboortedatum
- unknown
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Woonplaatsen
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Agent
- Rebecca Friedman
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 8
- Leden
- 569
- Populariteit
- #43,981
- Waardering
- 3.8
- Besprekingen
- 19
- ISBNs
- 37
- Talen
- 3
TW: Eating Disorders, Abuse, Grief, Suicide, Depression
Stevie has a lot going on in her mind and is confident about the way she wants her life to play out. Unfortunately, her father has other plans. He admits her into an eating-disorder treatment centre for 60 DAYS! Stevie however does not intend to stay that long.
She hates everything about the clinic and is working extremely hard to ensure that her schedule is not sabotaged. She only has until the first death anniversary of her brother, which is in 27 days.
Meg Haston does a brilliant job in depicting various kinds of eating disorders and the trauma surrounding the same.
Paperweight sheds light on the deep-roots of mental health issues, the refractiveness of people suffering from them and the effort it takes to help them through.
It is not an easy read. It is very dense, depressing and impactful. The author, being a therapist, presents a raw and honest story.
Stevie is overpowered by her illness. She hates everything. EVERYTHING. Initially, she does not understand why she needs to heal or that she needs any healing at all. After all, she has her plans in place. Irrespective of her unreceptive nature, her therapist (who is addressed as ‘SHRINK’ in her thoughts) perseveres.
The shrink through her patient and consistent tries, helps Stevie open herself to more possibilities than the one that has been consuming her.
Healing is more often than not, an extremely slow process and the book manages to get across a message that inspite of the sluggishness and the amount of work needed, it is always worth it.
The growth in Stevie through the story is slow but steady. I appreciate the author for presenting a sensitive subject in a delicate manner.
A reduced star and a half are for the loose threads left in the story. Granted that the book is about Stevie and her struggles but we don’t get answers about some of the other characters like Eden who has a major impact on Stevie or her relationship with her mother.
Apart from that, it is a good book to educate ourselves about the effects of EDs.… (meer)