Dead Weight

Rezensionen / Stimmen

It's a joy to read such sharply intelligent writing on a subject where critical thinking is rarely found; a consoling and enraging book in which thoughtful readers will find fellowship. -- Sarah Moss, author of <i>The Fell<i> A compassionate dive into the disordered eating . . . enters the ED discourse like a red-bound blaze of light' * Vogue * Electric with insight, and suffused with a strange, stubborn tenderness. -- Leslie Jamison, author of <i>The Recovering<i> Canny . . . persuasive . . . a personal testimony and cultural analysis. * The New Yorker * With compassion and rage [Clein] wrestles with the root causes of the ongoing eating disorder epidemic. * Time * A lyrical and scrupulously researched portrait of disordered eating in its many manifestations . . . An authoritative, generous and persuasive debut that I wish I could go back in time and gift to my teenage self. -- Melissa Febos, author of <i>Girlhood<i> A meticulously researched and carefully told exploration of eating disorders and how they pervade our culture. Emmeline Clein has handled this volatile, complex topic with a grace and kindness that is so often missing from discussions of eating disorders. It feels like talking about recovery with a very smart friend who knows what you've been through and wants the best for you. -- Marianne Eloise, author of <i>Obsessive, Intrusive, Magical Thinking<i> A dense, complex collection . . . earnest in its pursuit of a healthier society. * Elle * This book is a bomb, made of all of the fury and intensity of any girl who wonders what exactly they are hungering for. Joan Didion of the Tumblr era. This manifesto is meant to be devoured, in all of its witty, compassionate, feverish, elegantly argued brilliance. -- Kate Zambreno, author of <i>Heroines<i> A book you must read . . . It is, in its broadest sense, a hopeful book offering an alternative, communitarian way of existing in our bodies and in the world. * Jezebel * At once sweeping and incisive, Clein's book positions eating disorders within histories of capitalism, technology, popular culture and social media. * Los Angeles Review of Books * Urgent, intense, and often captivating . . . A book that deserves attention. -- Starred review * Kirkus * Clein writes with flash and drama [and] critiques with clarity and nuance. She can't look away, and her writing asks that we don't, either. * Booklist *