I received an advance copy of this book via NetGalley。This graphically-vivid book for young teenaged boys addresses hard topics of modern mental health in blunt， honest terms。 The book is about being body-positive but does so without feeling fake or cloying。 It brings up matters like social media， airbrushing in advertising， dieting， eating disorders， and sex， and introduces lots of quotes from doctors worldwide and from men in their late teens and early twenties， who talk frankly about their ow I received an advance copy of this book via NetGalley。This graphically-vivid book for young teenaged boys addresses hard topics of modern mental health in blunt， honest terms。 The book is about being body-positive but does so without feeling fake or cloying。 It brings up matters like social media， airbrushing in advertising， dieting， eating disorders， and sex， and introduces lots of quotes from doctors worldwide and from men in their late teens and early twenties， who talk frankly about their own struggles with self-image。 I was pleasantly surprised from the start by its inclusivity--it featured the personal perspectives of both a young trans man and a gay man。 As the mom of a 16-year-old boy， I read through with him in mind。 This is a book that I would buy for him because it's the kind of read that really makes a person （of any age） think about the role of the media and culture and how that effects our own inner voices。 I see this book as a conversation-starter。 There is a small section about pornography that doesn't address the morality standpoint at all but notes that viewing it is common and that it is dangerous in that it reinforces unrealistic views of relationships and the human body。 I was especially impressed by the chapter that delves deep into the subject of eating disorders and how they are expressed in boys/men; I've never seen that topic addressed to boys in such a way。Really， the entirety of the book with its medically-based frankness and realistic positivity--and its inclusiveness--left me with a strong impression that this book can and will save lives。 。。。more