Elena Vanishing: A Memoir, (Paperback)

from Serenity_Tigerlily

Elena Vanishing was an honest depiction of a woman suffering with anorexia. It was honest, raw, heartbreaking, and uplifting. I think that anyone who reads it will have a better understanding what people dealing with anorexia are going though both mentally and physically. A sad, but inspiring rea...

from kaylayackamouih

I'm going to be honest and say the first couple chapters of this book had me nervous. It's difficult to write a book about illness without glorifying said illness and I was worried that this story wouldn't cross the thin line from glorification to warning. As a person who has struggled with menta...

from karen813

A compelling and fascinating look into the world of a young woman struggling with anorexia. This was not an easy book to read, but I think it is an important book to read. Written from Elena's perspective, the reader is allowed to "hear" the voices that Elena hears that continually tell her she i...

from alexand-rra13

This book was truly eye opening. Of course, we all know about eating disorders and the pain they cause, but I've never read something this in depth and real about it. Elena mentions in her afterword that she was always reading books that were too sugar coated and hopeful or that glorified eating ...

from kellyraesanders

Elena Vanishing is a raw, honest look at life with an eating disorder. The way the author openly discusses what is going on in her head, how she openly admits to manipulating others, is uncomfortable, but comes across as very real. The book in no way glorifies anorexia, neither does it give a con...