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4.42 AVERAGE
Okay. I finished this morning. I took a snow day today (mostly because of migraine) and decided to get ahead on my class work so I decided to start, just start this because it's quite large. Well... I couldn't put it down. I connected with a lot of it. The events, the feelings, pretty much everything. Lots of things were felt. I cried and I understood so hard. So hard.
I was in my math class, after writing a test I was working my way through this beautiful graphic novel. Let me say, I'm glad Mr Bellamy doesn't pay close attention cause I felt tears comin'.Let me make this short and sweet, if I could give Ms. Green a hug, I would right now. Her story is so heart breaking, and important to tell other girls about. If you're easily triggered by suicide, sexual abuse, and anorexia, I'd advise you not to read this book. I became very emotional through all that. How she depicts her healing experience is real. There are still struggles, there are things that pile on to the original problem. People need years to heal from their past trauma sometimes. This book is honest, painful, and the artwork is symbolic and simple.
This book helped me see how I view myself, especially after my last relationship. In that relationship I felt like I had to be extremely physical with my boyfriend if he was going to keep being with me. With this, every time he touched me, I realized how much I hated my body, how I wanted to hide it. Being scared to death because when I didn't fulfill what he wanted of me, he would sit away from me, and he'd make fun of me. This book asked me questions. "How do you view food?" "Is it a comfort when things get really hard?" and most importantly, "How do you view yourself?"
I felt stronger after reading this, maybe I'm not as broken as I thought, maybe I can heal from everything my ex did, maybe I can heal from how I see my body. Thank you Ms Green.
This book helped me see how I view myself, especially after my last relationship. In that relationship I felt like I had to be extremely physical with my boyfriend if he was going to keep being with me. With this, every time he touched me, I realized how much I hated my body, how I wanted to hide it. Being scared to death because when I didn't fulfill what he wanted of me, he would sit away from me, and he'd make fun of me. This book asked me questions. "How do you view food?" "Is it a comfort when things get really hard?" and most importantly, "How do you view yourself?"
I felt stronger after reading this, maybe I'm not as broken as I thought, maybe I can heal from everything my ex did, maybe I can heal from how I see my body. Thank you Ms Green.
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This graphic memoir was gut wrenching and breathtakingly honest. In Lighter Than My Shadow, we learn about the author’s experience with eating disorders and trauma. She writes with so much depth and simplicity along with fantastic illustrations. I was blown away by how much I related to this memoir having had a very different eating disorder.
Enter this one with caution, it brings up so much detail around ED and to a lesser extent SA. If you can take care of yourself and read this, I think it’s a really special book.
Enter this one with caution, it brings up so much detail around ED and to a lesser extent SA. If you can take care of yourself and read this, I think it’s a really special book.
Firstly, if you've struggled with any disordered eating, head into this book cautiously.
This was beautiful and painful to read.
Katie Green's illustrations - superb.
Katie Green's story shows just how hard it is to fight for yourself when there's an ugly monster like an eating disorder attached to you at all times, like a talking tumor you can never get rid of.
This was beautiful and painful to read.
Katie Green's illustrations - superb.
Katie Green's story shows just how hard it is to fight for yourself when there's an ugly monster like an eating disorder attached to you at all times, like a talking tumor you can never get rid of.
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical content, Suicide attempt
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An amazing heartfelt story told through drawing and words. This is the tale of one young woman's journey to understand her need for control and perfection. She digs through eating disorders and sexual abuse but does so in an incredibly sensitive portrayal that allows us to have some very important conversations with ourselves.
This was a really deep book. I applaud the author for being brave enough to tell their story. The illustrations were great at showing how the character felt during their episodes. My heart went out to her.
A powerful and insightful account of a battle with an eating disorder and sexual assault. Incredible artwork and storytelling. An important read.