6 must-read biography books like The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir) by Evanna Lynch

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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

By: Evanna Lynch

4.54

Format: 463 pages, Paperback

A searing memoir from Harry Potter star and activist Evanna Lynch about the bravery it takes to emb…

"To protect the dream or the disorder this will become the most difficult of choices that I will routinely have to grapple with, a choice I will have to make over and over."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"One day, not too far in the distant future, this body will be a pile of decaying flesh and dust in the ground. But for now, she's alive and vibrant, and I want to stop hurting her."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"For me, recovery from recovery was probably the most confusing time – the most lonely, frustrating and psychologically challenging time. It did not feel heroic and it was also incredibly tedious."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"I cut those things out completely, wiping entire shelves of the food pyramid from my life, and felt powerful for it. That feeling of power and superiority fuelled my determination to do better, to keep on improving."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

If you liked the biography plot in The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir) by Evanna Lynch , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Living at the End of Life: A Hospice Nurse Addresses the Most Common Questions

By: Karen Whitley Bell

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What’s going to happen? How will we manage? There are things I still want to do. I’m afraid… As de… read more

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  • nonfiction
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2. Snape: A Definitive Reading

By: Lorrie Kim

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the Introduction: "The Harry Potter series may be named after the Boy Who Lived, but if you wa… read more

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  • nonfiction

3. An Apple a Day: A Memoir of Love and Recovery from Anorexia

By: Emma Woolf

4.36

Format: 209 pages, Paperback

A true story of falling in love and overcoming anorexia. At the age of 32, after ten years of hidin… read more

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4. Harry Potter: the Artifact Vault

By: Jody Revenson

4.53

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Throughout the making of the eight Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with… read more

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5. Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitz

By: Yehuda Koren , Eilat Negev

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Giants: The Dwarfs of Auschwitzis a moving and inspirational story of survival, of a troupe of seve… read more

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6. How to Disappear Completely: On Modern Anorexia

By: Kelsey Osgood

3.33

Format: 75 pages, Hardcover

She devoured their memoirs and magazine articles, committing the most salacious details of their ca… read more

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7. Ice Drift

By: Theodore Taylor

3.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

The year is 1868, and fourteen-year-old Alika and his younger brother, Sulu, are hunting for seals … read more

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8. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

By: Alan Rickman

3.58

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

Madly Deeply is a rare invitation into the mind of Alan Rickman—one of the most magnetic, beloved … read more

Similar categories in Alan Rickman's Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman book and Evanna Lynch's The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"The trouble with death is that there is no next."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Why was I dreaming about having got myself a Saturday job at Woolworth's??"

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"The walls we are surrounded by, the objects we fill the spaces with, the lives they all describe."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

"Savoy Grill with Emma[Thompson]. A very easy, enjoyable meal with an easy enjoyable person. She says 'fuck' a lot. Much laughter."

-Alan Rickman, Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman

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9. Sociopath: A Memoir

By: Patric Gagne

3.84

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author’s struggle to come to terms with her own soci… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • mental illness
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"In a universe where everything seemed to be associated with everything else, jazz was in a world all its own. The untethered notes didn't propel me backward in time or force me into imaginations of t…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"Regardless of whether they realized it, my parents, my friends, my teachers, my lovers—everyone, on some level—was uncomfortable with my limited emotion. Because it meant something sinister. Because,…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"I loved people. I truly did. But the way I loved was different than most. And, if I was being honest, not all that compatible. I didn’t need to get love in order to give love. I never had. I preferre…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

"The more I paid attention, the more I noticed just how often 'apathy,' 'lack of feeling,' and the word 'sociopath' were associated with evil. Everywhere. From celebrated books like East of Eden and T…"

-Patric Gagne, Sociopath: A Memoir

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10. Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia

By: Hadley Freeman

3.92

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Hadley Freeman, bestselling author of House of Glass , comes a “riveting” ( The New York Times… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Life, unfortunately, is not like an ‘80s movie, in which a character has an epiphany, a triumphal rock track plays on the soundtrack, and everyone smiles at one another: roll end credits. If my teena…"

-Hadley Freeman, Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia

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11. Go Gently: Actionable Steps to Nurture Yourself and the Planet

By: Bonnie Wright

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and approachable tip-filled guide to changing your habits, living more sustainably, an… read more

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  • self help
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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12. Rebel Rising

By: Rebel Wilson

3.91

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

From the scene-stealing star of Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids comes a refreshingly candid, hilariou… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Would this performance feel internally like I was going to die? Yes. But my desire to win, my desire to be somebody, is so strong that it compels me to do the hardest thing possible: to perform in pu…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

"People would come up to me on the street and say, 'I just want to thank you for being so brave!' Why am I so fucking brave? I'm not going off to fight in a war! I'm not running into a burning buildin…"

-Rebel Wilson, Rebel Rising

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13. The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

By: Evanna Lynch

4.54

Format: 463 pages, Paperback

A searing memoir from Harry Potter star and activist Evanna Lynch about the bravery it takes to emb… read more

Similar categories in Evanna Lynch's The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir) book and Evanna Lynch's The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

  • self help
  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • mental illness
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
"To protect the dream or the disorder this will become the most difficult of choices that I will routinely have to grapple with, a choice I will have to make over and over."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"One day, not too far in the distant future, this body will be a pile of decaying flesh and dust in the ground. But for now, she's alive and vibrant, and I want to stop hurting her."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"For me, recovery from recovery was probably the most confusing time – the most lonely, frustrating and psychologically challenging time. It did not feel heroic and it was also incredibly tedious."

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

"I cut those things out completely, wiping entire shelves of the food pyramid from my life, and felt powerful for it. That feeling of power and superiority fuelled my determination to do better, to ke…"

-Evanna Lynch, The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting: The Tragedy and The Glory of Growing Up (A Memoir)

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14. Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard

By: Tom Felton

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, g… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • mental health
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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15. Pleasure Principle: Poems

By: Madeleine Cravens

4.32

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

An astonishing debut collection of poems about desire and the chaos of youth. In her stunning debu… read more

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16. Admirável Mundo Verde

By: Filipa Fonseca Silva

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Num futuro não muito distante, um grupo de activistas pelo clima radicaliza-se e decide derrubar o … read more

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17. O Sono Delas

By: Maria Isaac

4.14

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Longe das histórias de encantar, as mulheres podem ressonar, sofrer de insónia, apneia do sono, sín… read more

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18. Annihilating Anorexia: A Memoir

By: Michele Mason

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

What if you looked in the mirror and saw a skeletal version of yourself staring back at you? Would … read more

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19. Eating Disorders Don’t Discriminate

By: Dr Chukwuemeka

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eating disorders know no boundaries. They don't discriminate. Every story of living with an eating … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • memoir
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20. Finding Hope under Bethlehem Skies

By: Robin Ham

4.26

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Were all familiar with the Christmas story, but do you know the story behind the story? Tucked a… read more

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Cover of Winnie-the-Pooh and Other Delightful Stories (Painted Edition) (Harper Muse Classics: Painted Editions) by A.A. Milne

21. Winnie-the-Pooh and Other Delightful Stories (Painted Edition) (Harper Muse Classics: Painted Editions)

By: A.A. Milne

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This whimsical classic tale of childhood is now available in an exclusive collector's edition, feat… read more

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3.58

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3.84

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Hadley Freeman

3.92

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Bonnie Wright

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3.93

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Caroline Williams

4.02

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Kathryn Kellogg

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