The current ideal of thinness has never been held before, except as a religious ideal; the underfed body is the martyr's body.
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Violation: Collected Essays | 
The current ideal of thinness has never been held before, except as a religious ideal; the underfed body is the martyr's body.
pickI was grabbed by this cover at the library and not disappointed! These essays of marvelous, luscious prose cover wide-ranging topics, including elephants, insects, abortion, literary criticism, cancer, and bits of memoir. The writing style demands a slow read, but this is very much worth the time. Highly recommend.
Here's my #JanuaryTBR for the first part of January. I'm actually more than halfway through Violation, a marvelous book of essays, but it's slow reading (you have to savor every word) and I'm in the mood for a page-turner, so I'm going to dive into the Gentry. And of course I've already blown apart my LitsyAtoZ list. 😂 #readjanuary
I posted the first part of my year in reading round-up here: https://ofbooksandbikes.com/2017/01/01/2016-in-reading-part-1/
Because there's always room in a Litten's TBR: a great Book Riot article about the overlooked gems of 2016. Great list! http://bookriot.com/2016/12/20/favorite-radar-books-published-2016?utm_source=Sa...
Settling in for some Sunday reading with a dog on my lap and a book in my hand.
#recommendsday? Okay! This one is awesome. Essays FTW.
Sallie Tisdale will be at Broadway Books in Portland OR on Thursday as will her publisher Rhonda Hughes of Hawthorne Books.
Based on the introductory piece, this collection promised to be great.
