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jess_mango's review
4.0
This is one of those GIANT 500+ page graphic novels. The book itself is definitely not lighter than a shadow. :D
In Lighter than My Shadow, Katie Green is open and honest about her experiences with eating disorders in high school and college. What starts as body image issues morphs into needing to feel in control of herself. The story is sad, but important to get a better understanding of what battling an eating disorder can be like from someone who has lived through it.
In Lighter than My Shadow, Katie Green is open and honest about her experiences with eating disorders in high school and college. What starts as body image issues morphs into needing to feel in control of herself. The story is sad, but important to get a better understanding of what battling an eating disorder can be like from someone who has lived through it.
garvsy's review against another edition
5.0
A must-read for everyone (This is not for kids, have that in mind).
** Read the Trigger Warnings before: Anorexia, Sexual Abuse, and Mental Issues in General**
This memoir can make you easily feel related to it at some point, and if you don't, you can feel and/or understand her feelings and actions as if you were her (You can put yourself in her shoes).
The drawing style was ''simple'', but I liked it, it expresses the feelings perfectly, and the panels/frames have a lot of imagination as well and help with the storytelling.
I think I can't add anything else, you have to read it, it is going to make you feel or at least think about some topics.
** Read the Trigger Warnings before: Anorexia, Sexual Abuse, and Mental Issues in General**
This memoir can make you easily feel related to it at some point, and if you don't, you can feel and/or understand her feelings and actions as if you were her (You can put yourself in her shoes).
The drawing style was ''simple'', but I liked it, it expresses the feelings perfectly, and the panels/frames have a lot of imagination as well and help with the storytelling.
I think I can't add anything else, you have to read it, it is going to make you feel or at least think about some topics.
kaiteayu's review
As a warning, this book involves mentions and visual moments of SA(sexual assault), ED(eating disorder), nudity, over-dosing, suicide, and depression.
The graphic novel is a close walk-through of the author, Katie Green's life. It touches on many difficult subjects that Katie has experienced. I got very emotional from beginning to end. Though I have never had an ED, other subjects she touched on resignated with me. Many of her feelings are valid, and many other individuals go through certain situations just like hers. Through her drawings, you can feel how she felt throughout her life. The scribbles she draws represent the suffocation of her illness and thoughts that I understood and know too well from experiences in my life. It felt very personal, as though she was telling me herself about her experiences. The book is hard to read because of these events, and I did have to take a break midway through. I recommend this Graphic Novel but also would recommend taking time away if it feels like too much.
The graphic novel is a close walk-through of the author, Katie Green's life. It touches on many difficult subjects that Katie has experienced. I got very emotional from beginning to end. Though I have never had an ED, other subjects she touched on resignated with me. Many of her feelings are valid, and many other individuals go through certain situations just like hers. Through her drawings, you can feel how she felt throughout her life. The scribbles she draws represent the suffocation of her illness and thoughts that I understood and know too well from experiences in my life. It felt very personal, as though she was telling me herself about her experiences. The book is hard to read because of these events, and I did have to take a break midway through. I recommend this Graphic Novel but also would recommend taking time away if it feels like too much.
trevoryan's review
4.0
An extraordinary, hand-drawn (HAND-DRAWN!) memoir about the author's struggle with anorexia.
c100's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia