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I absolutely loved this book. The artwork was just beautiful and meticulous and the story was an enjoyable way of exploring the process of recovering from an eating disorder. I was glad to experience the topic via graphic novel - a refreshing diversion from textbooks and work-related literature.
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Katie is a great artist and expresses herself very clearly. Through hard times she was able to write and illustrate her own book.
I really enjoyed this! It was very large but it didn't take me as long as I thought it would. I have dealt with eating disorders so I could kind of connect but it was interesting to see far into her issues.
I thought this was really beautiful and sad and heart-wrenching. I was very worried about Katie, and I thought she did an excellent job of portraying her problems, both from an external point of view, as well as what was going on in her head.
I really liked the illustrations. Much stronger than just trying to convey emotions through arm movements and changes in mouth size.
If I had a quibble, it's that I thought some small parts dragged just a little, but I'm reaching.
Read this book.
I really liked the illustrations. Much stronger than just trying to convey emotions through arm movements and changes in mouth size.
If I had a quibble, it's that I thought some small parts dragged just a little, but I'm reaching.
Read this book.
I haven't cried over a book in a while. This book had me fully sobbing. Katie's journey through anorexia was so very similar to my own, and despite the differences in our recoveries, I could see so much of my past self in her. This book has fr changed my life and is one I will be adding to my bookshelf asap
this was an endearing, surprisingly close-to-home, and overall exceptional telling of Katie Green’s battle with eating disorders, body dysmorphia, SA, and others.
like Green said in her letter to the reader, this is for readers whom need to see her story and need it to show that they are not alone.
it couldn’t have been easy formulating her experiences into words and much less illustrations, but Green did a phenomenal job. i do not rate memoirs but if you are thinking of reading this, (after reading trigger warnings if you need them) read it because it is worth everyone’s while.
like Green said in her letter to the reader, this is for readers whom need to see her story and need it to show that they are not alone.
it couldn’t have been easy formulating her experiences into words and much less illustrations, but Green did a phenomenal job. i do not rate memoirs but if you are thinking of reading this, (after reading trigger warnings if you need them) read it because it is worth everyone’s while.
What I appreciated about this book is how it demonstrates that disordered eating can be a mixture of body dysmorphia, desire for control, and compulsive behaviors. The author really does a great job of visualizing her mental illness and the trauma she suffered and what it felt like to her. A book I feel all teenagers should read as they struggle with entering adulthood.
The best thing about Lighter Than My Shadow is the author’s use of color. It was so powerful and important to the story. It was a big book, which made it difficult to hold and read sometimes, but every pane in the story was so important. I appreciated that Green shared her story with the world, as heartbreaking as it was. I definitely felt protective of her and wanted her health to improve. It was a great book.
Do you ever feel like a book was written just for you? It's unnerving.
This is such a brilliant depiction of eating disorders, SA, and being a high functioning anxious person. Highly recommended to the type of reader who sees themselves in that description, and highly recommended to the people around them who love people like this and want to support them.
Katie Green's story of her adolescence is very personal and therefore deeply moving. Everyone's teenage years are challenging, but we often lose the memory of how intensely this can be the case as we age and mellow and life gets easier with the agency of adulthood. So I always admire authors who can capture the inner tumult of teenagers and recall that intensity.
This is such a brilliant depiction of eating disorders, SA, and being a high functioning anxious person. Highly recommended to the type of reader who sees themselves in that description, and highly recommended to the people around them who love people like this and want to support them.
Katie Green's story of her adolescence is very personal and therefore deeply moving. Everyone's teenage years are challenging, but we often lose the memory of how intensely this can be the case as we age and mellow and life gets easier with the agency of adulthood. So I always admire authors who can capture the inner tumult of teenagers and recall that intensity.