Valerie Chu is quiet, studious, and above all, skinny. Nobody, not even her greatest good friend Jordan, is aware of that she has been binging and purging for years. However when tragedy strikes, Val finds herself taking , arduous have a look at her priorities, her decisions, and her personal physique. The trail to happiness might lead her away from her hometown and her mom’s poisonous projections–however first she should discover the energy to hunt assist.
Hungry Ghost is a story of affection, loss, psychological well being and obsession. Victoria poured elements of her life into this story, as she mentioned in her afterword Val shouldn’t be me, however I used to be her. This can be a superbly advised and illustrated graphic novel, I noticed elements of myself in Val, attempting to deal with the lack of a father or mother and it gave me a deeper understanding of individuals struggling with disordered consuming and dysfunctional relationships.
Hungry Ghost handles the matters of consuming problems, loss and acceptance sensitively and with nuance giving perception for these wishing to know extra and, hopefully, offering visibility to these pondering they’re struggling alone . This can be an essential addition to any assortment and excellent for readers in search of works on psychological well being.
Hungry Ghost is written and illustrated by Victoria Ying and is revealed by First Second Books. It’s out as we speak.
