{"id":17342,"date":"2024-10-19T01:00:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-19T05:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=17342"},"modified":"2024-10-19T01:44:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T05:44:35","slug":"graphic-novel-full-of-myself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/graphic-novel-full-of-myself\/","title":{"rendered":"Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-2644\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/graphicnovel_fullofmyself.png?fit=250%2C375&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/siobhan-gallagher\/\">Siobh\u00e1n Gallagher<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2024-04-02\">April 2, 2024<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/andrews-mcmeel-publishing\/\">Andrews McMeel Publishing<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 336<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/contemporary\/\">Contemporary<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/humor\/\">Humor<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/memoir\/\">Memoir<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/non-fiction\/\">Non-Fiction<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/earc\/\">eARC<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/5\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/208705192-full-of-myself\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>Author and illustrator Siobh\u00e1n Gallagher\u2019s humorous and heartfelt graphic memoir details her journey from being anxious and unhappy to learning to love herself as she is.<\/p>\n<p>\"I\u2019m proud of the person I\u2019ve become because I fought to become her.\" At the age of 30, Siobh\u00e1n 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\u2019t turned out the way she\u2019d imagined, but through the hard work of self-reflection\u2014cut with plenty of humor\u2014Gallagher brings readers along on her journey to self-acceptance and self-love.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2014and the awkward, imperfect, and hilariously honest woman she becomes.<\/p>\n<strong>Get the Book:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3UeK0fq\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a>\r\n<hr \/><\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-10-19T05:00:26+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/graphic-novel-full-of-myself\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Full of Myself: A Graphic Memoir About Body Image\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Siobh\\u00e1n Gallagher\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/siobhan-gallagher\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 336,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Andrews McMeel Publishing\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/graphicnovel_fullofmyself.png?fit=250%2C375&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-04-02T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/208705192-full-of-myself\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Contemporary\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 5,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Full of Myself<\/strong> is a powerful little memoir about body image and self-love written with so much heart, and I&#8217;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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If I hold on to my <em>guilt<\/em> and <em>shame<\/em> and <em>self-doubt<\/em>, I&#8217;m not showing myself the <strong>respect<\/strong> I deserve or living the <em>life I want<\/em>. But if I really want attitudes to <strong>change<\/strong> regarding <em>controlling women&#8217;s bodies<\/em>, I need to do the same for <em>myself<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Body Dysmorphia, Depression, Eating Disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self Harm, Slut Shaming <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Siobh\u00e1n Gallagher<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_siobhangallagher.png?fit=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft ubb-about-author-photo\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_siobhangallagher.png?w=200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/author_siobhangallagher.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siobhan-gallagher.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/siogallagher\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6606351.Siobhan_Gallagher\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Yv9szS\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/siogallagher\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review Full of Myself is a powerful little memoir about body image and self-love written with so much heart, and I&#8217;m so glad that I read it. 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