A review by ashalucienne
Dead Weight: Essays on Hunger and Harm by Emmeline Clein

4.0

I'm always impressed by the contemporary authors who make nonfiction so compelling! My only critique is that the book felt a little far-reaching at times, though I really love reading "far-reaching" academic hot takes, so this was right up my alley. The way Clean writes about the girls as a "we" is quite interesting, and definitely bolsters her credibility as a figure to speak on the personal aspects of eating disorders and recovery. I have to say that I learned a lot about disordered eating and the eating disorder treatment complex that I never knew, nor would have learned had I not read this book.