Lighter than My Shadow

A really powerful piece of work done by Katie Green as she remembers her younger years and tackles her eating disorders and sexual assault. The illustrations are really great and she shows what her darkness/monster is by making it a scribble visually shows what her state of mind is like is a really great representation. If there were no scribbles to show her mind at work this piece I feel would be less powerful. I think getting all of this down on paper and putting so much work into it was really brave to put out and show to the world. I think a lot of people will be able to connect to this story, This could help people feel less alone and help other people understand what others are going through. ~Ashley

I read this book back in 6th grade before I knew what anorexia or SA or abuse even were. Flash forward to my high school years and I have experienced all the things that this book covers and the memory of reading it in 6th grade came back to me because it accurately depicted how I felt and it made me feel less alone, like someone understood. Amazing, inspiring, heartbreaking, lifechanging book.

really good. took me a minute to get used to the art style but i love the way the book shifts color as we go through stages, and i thought it was a well-told story with powerful, if overutilized, metaphor.

A hard story, well told.

I read this in one sitting and really enjoyed it. I had several moments where I recognised what she was drawing and sat back from it for a few moments. I suspect this is a book that I will be thinking about for quite a while as it percolates.
I like the use of blank/single colour pages and the sparing use of colour for emphasis, whether a rebellious hair colour or an altered state.