butter by erin jade lange chapter summaries

Like Butter, I felt that people didn’t look past my body to see the real me. I declared I would finally lose the weight. I even made a declaration of my own right here on this blog, though mine was a liiiiiittle bit different than Butter’s declaration. I, too, was sick of living life in a fat suit. In the last 13 months, I’ve changed my life and I’ve lost 100 pounds (so far – still going!). See, some of you may know, I used to be morbidly obese not that long ago. My heart broke a little more than the average reader’s may have and that’s because me and Butter… we have a lot in common. Right off the bat, your heart is broken for Butter. My Thoughts: This book seriously packed a punch.

When the big night arrives, Butter must make a decision that can either take or change his life forever. He begins to question his decision, but knows that if he doesn’t go through with his plan, life will go back to normal, or maybe even worse than before. Though all of their invitations to hang out and party are prompted only by Butter’s deadly declaration, he begins to enjoy all the attention and popularity, though he knows it’s fake. Their morbid curiosity, masked by fake friendship, urges his new “friends” to egg him on in his suicidal plan, create deadly bucket lists for him, and place bets on what he will eat for his last meal. He is invited to hang out with the “it” crowd, which includes Anna, the girl of his dreams. He doesn’t know what to expect after his declaration is made, but what he gets is DEFINITELY not what he expected.

Lonely and sick of his life, Butter declares online one night that he will eat himself to death over a live webcast on New Year’s Eve on. This incident is pretty indicative of his life though, in which he is constantly belittled, and made to feel invisible, despite his massive size. Summary: “Butter” is a 423-pound lonely teen, nicknamed after an incident in which he was bullied into eating an entire stick of dirty butter. Genre/Audience: Contemporary, Young adult

Butter by erin jade lange chapter summaries