self-involved

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The British novelist Gwendoline Riley introduces her narrator, Laura, through a series of episodes that capture her uneasy foray into adulthood—caught between her working-class origins and her new place among London’s creatively ambitious, self-involved elite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Much of his material is also self-involved, processing his spectator experience of Chris Rock being slapped by Will Smith at the Oscars and Chappelle's own attack at The Hollywood Bowl.

From Salon • Jan. 13, 2024

There are really two movies happening here: one, a cat-and-mouse game between two manipulative schemers; and another that skewers self-involved, “anything for a click” influencers.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2023

In one scene, the wildly self-involved protagonist fantasizes about her own funeral.

From New York Times • May 17, 2023

“It’s so easy to be self-involved when you’re young.”

From "Hurricane Child" by Kheryn Callender