Cancer Made Me a Shallower Person: A Memoir in Comics #[nn]

This graphic memoir collects Miriam Engelberg's candid, darkly humorous comics about her experience with breast cancer, originally self-published as a mini-comic before being expanded into this full-length collection. Engelberg uses a deceptively lighthearted cartoon style to explore the emotional and physical realities of treatment, from hair loss and mastectomy to the awkward social interactions that come with a cancer diagnosis. The book subverts the typical 'inspirational' cancer narrative, instead embracing the author's honest, sometimes shallow, coping mechanisms as a valid response to a life-threatening illness.