Marbles, Ellen Forney

Forney’s book begins with a single page crowded with text.  A close look reveals one phrase: “Let’s take a look at symptoms.”  The words pile on top of each other, repeating again and again. It’s chaos. We learn that for Forney, these symptoms add up to a diagnosis of bipolar disorder just before her thirtieth birthday. 

When Forney elects to draw, instead of relying only on words, there is clarity.  

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