Title: Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body ImageAuthor: Siobhán Gallagher
First Published: April 2, 2024
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 336
Genre: Contemporary, Humor, Memoir, Non-Fiction
Format: eARC
Source: NetGalley
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Synopsis:
Author and illustrator Siobhán Gallagher’s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journey from being anxious and unhappy to learning to love herself as she is.
"I’m proud of the person I’ve become because I fought to become her." At the age of 30, Siobhán Gallagher looks back on her teenage years struggling with anxiety and diet culture, desperate to become a beautiful, savvy, and slim adult. As an actual adult, she realizes she hasn’t turned out the way she’d imagined, but through the hard work of self-reflection—cut with plenty of humor—Gallagher brings readers along on her journey to self-acceptance and self-love.
Through witty comics and striking illustrations, Full of Myself is a highly relatable story of the awkward, imperfect, and hilariously honest teenage best friend readers will wish they had had—and the awkward, imperfect, and hilariously honest woman she becomes.
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Full of Myself is a powerful little memoir about body image and self-love written with so much heart, and I’m so glad that I read it. I found this little graphic memoir to be incredibly relatable as a fellow late 80s millennial who grew up with strikingly similar experiences. The journey from 90s girl power girlhood to 00s diet culture and extreme misogyny was jarring, and it was an experience that was shared by many young girls coming of age at the turn of the century.
Gallagher handles difficult topics with sincerity, sharing the brightest and the darkest parts of her life. She dives deep into her difficulties with anxiety, negative self-image, and eating disorders while also approaching these topics with good humor and even hope that it becomes infectious. A thoughtful read and easy recommendation.
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“If I hold on to my guilt and shame and self-doubt, I’m not showing myself the respect I deserve or living the life I want. But if I really want attitudes to change regarding controlling women’s bodies, I need to do the same for myself.”
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About Siobhán Gallagher
Siobhan Gallagher is an illustrator and book designer living in New York City. Her illustrations have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Elle Canada, US Weekly, The Huffington Post, and Penguin Classics. She self-publishes multiple zines per year, draws every day, and is in a constant state of nostalgia. This is her second book.
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