Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

12 reviews

annabella's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

4.0

Feels hard to rate something so autobiographical. Related a lot to this one, and liked the subtle colour changes in the pages to keep track of time. Liked how pages were used in different ways eg with a few of just big blank space, made it feel quicker to read too. The art style isn’t my personal favourite but it communicated well what it wanted to I think !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

chan_137's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Honestly i would give it a 4.5⭐

So it is a book that i needed. As it was relatable it was a little bit hard for me to get on with it. It was an honest and brave attempt in showing and depicting the struggles of a person suffering ED and how the recovery as challenging. Much recommended.

Thank you author for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia

catcherinthepi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Vomit, and Suicidal thoughts

daniellekat's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

4.25

Really powerful and emotional. I love graphic novel memoirs and this one did not disappoint. I found the end too quickly wrapped up and would have enjoyed reading more about how she found other coping mechanisms. I understand that this was a very personal journey about the author accepting themselves and their body, but I would have loved to read more about her relationships with friends and family, especially her sister. The general pace of the book was also a little slow and sometimes I found it hard to gage how old she was. I would highly recommend looking at the TW in advance to reading this. 
Also, I applaud the author/publisher for including resources for readers struggling with similar situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Self harm, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Suicide attempt and Vomit

holreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Bullying, Fatphobia, and Mental illness

homefornina's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

nop4ddlereads's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

Moderate: Medical trauma and Suicide attempt

Minor: Fatphobia and Body shaming

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, and Fatphobia

anniefwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

A really moving read about eating disorders, trauma, and nonlinear healing. I especially loved the way Green used the visuals to convey what was going on inside her mind during the different stages of her disordered eating—something we folks who don’t deal with such things aren’t privy to normally. It’s definitely a challenging read at times but extremely vulnerable and worth reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit