by Soph Myers-Kelley If you have experience with an eating disorder, this book may be triggering for you. It could also be deeply and emotionally relatable. For those who are unfamiliar with eating disorders and want to learn what one person’s experience was like, this IS the book for you. Valerie Chu can’t remember a time when her mother did not watch what she ate. She remembers, since she was a young child, wanting to be gwai (a Chinese term roughly translating to good or obedient) for her parents. This includes being thin. The fictional—though realistic—Hungry Ghost by Victoria… Read More
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