By Nico
What does it mean to feel at home in your body? In their new graphic novel memoir, Homebody, Theo Parish explores their journey to understanding their nonbinary identity and discovering a version of themself that feels comfortable to them. From their early years to later struggles to feel seen, they honestly narrate their journey to find their home in themself and in the world.
Homebody is a thoughtful story to reassure anyone questioning any part of their identity. This is the second graphic novel memoir I’ve read (after Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer), and I really enjoyed how the layered, thoughtful illustrations carried the emotional heart of the story and allowed the words to feel sparser. It feels much more like a story told, almost like a fairytale, than a traditional memoir, and I definitely enjoyed the format.
I recommend Homebody to readers ages thirteen and up, particularly anyone who loved Gender Queer and is looking for another story in the same spirit.
What does it mean to feel at home in your body? In their new graphic novel memoir, Homebody, Theo Parish explores their journey to understanding their nonbinary identity and discovering a version of themself that feels comfortable to them. From their early years to later struggles to feel seen, they honestly narrate their journey to find their home in themself and in the world.
Homebody is a thoughtful story to reassure anyone questioning any part of their identity. This is the second graphic novel memoir I’ve read (after Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer), and I really enjoyed how the layered, thoughtful illustrations carried the emotional heart of the story and allowed the words to feel sparser. It feels much more like a story told, almost like a fairytale, than a traditional memoir, and I definitely enjoyed the format.
I recommend Homebody to readers ages thirteen and up, particularly anyone who loved Gender Queer and is looking for another story in the same spirit.
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