Embrace your size : my own body positivity

Embrace your size My own body positivity

Hara

Book - 2022

What do you do when your body doesn't match the ideal shape as dictated by society? What do you wear when sweats seem to be the only clothes that fit you? How do you deal with the constant, overwhelming waves of criticism about your appearance from yourself and others? A love letter to anyone striving to embrace their size, this wonderfully illustrated, uplifting comic essay by a plus-size author chronicles her own journey with body positivity, what inspired her to change her mindset, and how she learned to love herself as she is.

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Hara > (Mangaka) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Body image in women > Comic books, strips, etc.
Self-esteem in women > Comic books, strips, etc.
Identity (Psychology) > Comic books, strips, etc.
Comic books, strips, etc. > Japan > Translations into English.
Graphic novels > Japan > Translations into English.
Graphic novels.
Manga.
Autobiographical comics.
Comics (Graphic works)
Nonfiction comics.
Genres
Graphic novels
Manga
Autobiographical comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Nonfiction comics
Published
New York, NY : Yen Press 2022.
Language
English
Japanese
Main Author
Hara (author)
Other Authors
Athena Nibley (translator), Alethea Nibley (letterer), Chiho Christie
Edition
First Yen Press Edition
Item Description
Reads from right to left.
Originally published in Japan in 2021 by Kadokawa Corporation, Tokyo.
Physical Description
159 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Audience
Rated T for Teen ; L.
ISBN
9781975347291
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  • My encounter with body positivity
  • Body positivity starts to change my life
  • What gave me courage
  • Body positivity and my future self : Nao Yoshino x hara conversations.
Review by Booklist Review

This is a lively burst of body positivity and self-acceptance. Hara focuses on her own experiences with her journey to learning to love her own body, detailing her past with disordered eating. She also highlights how fashion trends and social media celebrating plus-size bodies enabled her to move forward, and how her artwork has helped others who struggle with body image. Complete with commentary on media, an examination of societal expectations for women, in particular, to look a certain way, and an interview with Japanese plus-size model Nao Yoshino, this manga is a primer on starting to embrace one's own body. Hara's artwork is a celebration of broken stereotypes and is incredibly cute. Affirming and effervescently positive, this is the manga companion to The (Other) F Word: A Celebration of the Fat & Fierce (2019), edited by Angie Manfredi. Readers will leave this manga feeling affirmed, positive, and seen.

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.

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