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Eat, and Love Yourself by Sweeney Boo
3.0
Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC
'Eat, and love yourself' a graphic novel about body positivity and kindness. Filled with messages about self-love, friendship, love and family bands.
I really liked how the author contained lots of messages in this story. She talked about self-love in a very different way. The artist showed the downsides of eating and even hinted towards eating disorders like Bulimia. She told the story in a very kind and respectful way, but still showing off the hard truth.
The images contain different drawing techniques. The bright and joyful colors, make the story less harsh. It gives it a nice and relaxing feel. With the different techniques, the artist was able to tell different stories through the same images. It sounds very complicated, but it explains itself while reading. I thought that was very unique creative and original from her.
Even when I liked the message, creative storyline, and amazing artwork; I still wasn't fully convinced. There was not enough depth in the story and the main character was very flat. She went through a change, but a way to drastic and not in a realistic way. I felt like a longer story would have shown off more. Mostly because the author didn't convince me about the strength of her message. I missed emotion and most of all the emotions which would make me feel sorry for the main character.
Overall, I really liked this comic. The drawing style is very sweet. It's just the story that lags a bit.
'Eat, and love yourself' a graphic novel about body positivity and kindness. Filled with messages about self-love, friendship, love and family bands.
I really liked how the author contained lots of messages in this story. She talked about self-love in a very different way. The artist showed the downsides of eating and even hinted towards eating disorders like Bulimia. She told the story in a very kind and respectful way, but still showing off the hard truth.
The images contain different drawing techniques. The bright and joyful colors, make the story less harsh. It gives it a nice and relaxing feel. With the different techniques, the artist was able to tell different stories through the same images. It sounds very complicated, but it explains itself while reading. I thought that was very unique creative and original from her.
Even when I liked the message, creative storyline, and amazing artwork; I still wasn't fully convinced. There was not enough depth in the story and the main character was very flat. She went through a change, but a way to drastic and not in a realistic way. I felt like a longer story would have shown off more. Mostly because the author didn't convince me about the strength of her message. I missed emotion and most of all the emotions which would make me feel sorry for the main character.
Overall, I really liked this comic. The drawing style is very sweet. It's just the story that lags a bit.