Graphic memoirs by Dominique Goblet, Roz Chast, and Katie Green

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My father doesn't drink anymore.  Not one more drop, supposedly.  I haven't seen him in four years.  My daughter will be four in July . . .  Next month, that is.  
--From Pretending Is Lying, a graphic memoir by Belgian artist Dominique Goblet, translated from the French by Sophie Yanow in collaboration with the author (New York Review Comics, 2017).  Of the three books, this one is the most unusual, both visually and stylistically.

We drove down Ocean Parkway, the benches, the six-story apartment houses . . . we were in my old neighborhood, then on my old block, and finally, there was the old building where I grew up and where my parents were still living.  The cab pulled up.  I got out and entered the building, filled with dread, guilt, and a weird kind of claustrophobia.    
--From Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant?, a graphic memoir by New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast (Bloomsbury, 2014).  The subject matter is grim--the aging and death of her parents--but Chast's sensitivity and humor make the book relatable and often funny. 

Dear Reader, 
You are holding the book I wish had been there for me. 
It exists because I wanted nobody else to feel as lost, confused and alone as I felt.  I wanted to be honest about how hard recovery is, and how long it takes, at the same time proving that it is possible.
--From Lighter Than My Shadow, a graphic memoir about anorexia and abuse by English artist Katie Green (first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape/Vintage, 2013; first published in the United States by Roar/Lion Forge, 2017).  The 500-page memoir is light on text, letting Green's meticulous illustrations bring the book to life.