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4.42 AVERAGE
4.42 AVERAGE
Very moving and powerful book. Fighting demons, maybe not the same demons as mine, but the illustrations made so much sense to me. Thank you Katie for sharing your struggle and ongoing recovery, you are my new hero!
This book is 500 pages long. This book is raw. This book bares all about the authors struggle with her eating disorder, and how hard it was to overcome it.
She tries, and wins, and fails, and tries again. It is heart breaking when she binges and blames herself, and can't figure out when to eat, and starves herself, because that is the only way she is in control of her life. It is all laid bare, and 500 pages of it.
It would seem that that would be excessive, but it works. It would seem that having her try and fail would be disheartening, and it is, but that's is life, things do not get wrapped in a tidy bow the first time you go to a therapist.
Society, peer pressure, expectations of your parents, and teachers all helped to push Katie over the edge, so much so that at one point the said she was going to die if she did not learn to eat.
Sad book, hard book to read, but well worth it.
That is how it is writing about issues that no one wants to talk about.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
She tries, and wins, and fails, and tries again. It is heart breaking when she binges and blames herself, and can't figure out when to eat, and starves herself, because that is the only way she is in control of her life. It is all laid bare, and 500 pages of it.
It would seem that that would be excessive, but it works. It would seem that having her try and fail would be disheartening, and it is, but that's is life, things do not get wrapped in a tidy bow the first time you go to a therapist.
Society, peer pressure, expectations of your parents, and teachers all helped to push Katie over the edge, so much so that at one point the said she was going to die if she did not learn to eat.
Sad book, hard book to read, but well worth it.
That is how it is writing about issues that no one wants to talk about.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
I was drawn to this book because of the artwork, not knowing about the subject matter at all. Reading that the author wrote it as a “guide book” for others because there didn’t seem to be one out there made it even more powerful. The author doesn’t gloss over recovery from anorexia or binge eating and shows it can be a daily struggle for control. The artwork and story are powerful and I know this is a book that is needed by many.
Beautifully drawn account of the author's struggle with anorexia. I felt the depth of her struggle and rooted for her throughout. I am glad that she rediscovered her true calling as an artist.
A good look at mental illness. I don’t have any eating disorders, but I could relate to the underlying perfectionism and anxiety, and I thought it was all handled well.
Content warning: a lot of (mostly non-sexual) nudity (which makes sense when you consider that the entire book pretty much revolves around her issues with her body) and a case of sexual abuse. Not for young readers.
Content warning: a lot of (mostly non-sexual) nudity (which makes sense when you consider that the entire book pretty much revolves around her issues with her body) and a case of sexual abuse. Not for young readers.
An honest and important look at the realities of mental illness and eating disorders. Not an easy read, but an important one.
A very powerful, sad, yet empowering book that illustrates the feelings, thoughts, and anxieties of someone suffering from an eating disorder. The illustrations were so vivid, so real, yet so simply drawn, which is something I think attests to the struggles someone with an eating disorder battles with everyday. (This is not an assumption, this is from personal experience). Highly recommend.
Beautiful, heart-felt memoir. I related to it so much, and still struggle with some of the issues. I hope too to recover from it, and the consuming thoughts.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt