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Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

4.42 AVERAGE

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televisionmouth's review against another edition

5.0
Touching on eating disorders, I really connected with this book and found myself in tears of frustration or empathy. Well worth the read, the art isn't too bad either!

thatbookgirl17's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Very relatable story. The author depicts ED’s in an authentic way. As someone in recovery from a BED this was incredibly relatable and heartwarming to read definitely make sure you are at a good place in recovery if you have an ED as this could be triggering 
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lep42's review against another edition

4.5
challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

alexisl's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 20%
I am not in the right headspace to read this. Will try again at some point 
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putridgutz's review against another edition

5.0
dark emotional sad medium-paced

nini90's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
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knasentjej's review against another edition

4.0
dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
Det här var skrämmande och hjärtskärande läsning. Att någon har upplevt detta. Det är viktig läsning. Om du får chansen att läsa boken så gör det.
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bukushelves's review against another edition

4.25
reflective medium-paced
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koreanlinda's review against another edition

4.25
challenging dark hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced
This is a big and thick book, quite hard to lift it to your eye level to read; however, after reading it, I believe every page is justified to be there. The art style is not to my taste, but it works well to deliver the message. Katie Green suffered for a long time from an eating disorder and other mental illnesses during her childhood, which put her in a vulnerable spot for sexual abuse. It is painful to follow the trace of her challenging journey of suffering and recovery, but sharing such a story must help readers with similar experiences. Check it out from your library or request it, especially for K-12 school libraries.

Review by Linda (Any Pronouns) in September 2024
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Artwork on Instagram @KoreanLinda 
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amcarthur's review against another edition

4.0
challenging emotional informative sad fast-paced