*This book was given to me in exchange for an honest review.
Rachael Thomas tells the story of how it has felt to live in a fat body through her young life and her weight loss journey.
I love how the art works with the words. This is what makes graphic novel biographies so interesting to me. The medium really lends itself to evoking emotions that perhaps wouldn’t have come through with just text. Of course, I relate to a lot of this; especially what doctors will say despite not, ya know, doing any doctoring (Oh just stop snacking? Wanna know anything about what I eat before you suggest that?) and the faux concern about one’s health from strangers. It’s a personal story but very relatable and creatively told. Unfortunately, it’s not very memorable. I couldn’t mind re-reading it again but there are some parts where there’s huge chunks of text that aren’t as creative as when the art and text work together. 3.5 out of 5.
