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Because, Honestly: The Book

by Melody Hansen

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Illustration and poetry for naming complicated feelings

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Illustration and poetry for naming complicated feelings

Melody Hansen gathers work from the #BecauseHonestlyseries into a compact collection of illustrated poems and personal reflections. The material centers on vulnerability, uncertainty, emotional intensity, and the tensions that can arise between wanting change and resisting it. Developed from work first shared on Instagram, the book frames drawing and writing as ways of processing lived questions while making room for their public expression. Its 2020 edition brings together a series that began in 2014, with simple illustrations paired with concise, emotionally direct statements.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in illustrated poetry and artist-led personal expression
  • Fans of social-media-born art collections
  • Adults seeking work that engages vulnerability, uncertainty, and emotional self-reflection

Themes

VulnerabilityEmotional expressionPersonal reflectionChange and ambivalenceIllustration and poetry

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Book overview

Because, Honestly: The Book is a collection of illustrations and poetry drawn and written by artist Melody Hansen. The collection began on Instagram in 2014, and later became known as the #BecauseHonestlyseries. With illustrations expressing vulnerable emotions like "don't apologize for feeling something or a lot" or "I want change, but I don't want to change my mind", the series grew popular over the course of two years.

The illustrations are simple and yet express deep vulnerability and emotions. Melody Hansen uses the work to process her personal experiences and questions, finding comfort in act of sharing.

First released in 2016 as limited copies, Because Honestly was re-released in 2020 as a second edition for more accessibility.

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