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Drawing Blood
Drawing Blood | Molly Crabapple
Art was my dearest friend. To draw was trouble and safety, adventure and freedom. In that four-cornered kingdom of paper, I lived as I pleased. This is the story of a girl and her sketchbook. In language that is fresh, visceral, and deeply moving—and illustrations that are irreverent and gorgeous—here is a memoir that will change the way you think about art, sex, politics, and survival in our times. From a young age, Molly Crabapple had the eye of an artist and the spirit of a radical. After a restless childhood on New York's Long Island, she left America to see Europe and the Near East, a young artist plunging into unfamiliar cultures, notebook always in hand, drawing what she observed. Returning to New York City after 9/11 to study art, she posed nude for sketch artists and sketchy photographers, danced burlesque, and modeled for the world famous Suicide Girls. Frustrated with the academy and the conventional art world, she eventually landed a post as house artist at Simon Hammerstein's legendary nightclub The Box, the epicenter of decadent Manhattan nightlife before the financial crisis of 2008. There she had a ringside seat for the pitched battle between the bankers of Wall Street and the entertainers who walked among them—a scandalous, drug-fueled circus of mutual exploitation that she captured in her tart and knowing illustrations. Then, after the crash, a wave of protest movements—from student demonstrations in London to Occupy Wall Street in her own backyard—led Molly to turn her talents to a new form of witness journalism, reporting from places such as Guantanamo, Syria, Rikers Island, and the labor camps of Abu Dhabi. Using both words and artwork to shed light on the darker corners of American empire, she has swiftly become one of the most original and galvanizing voices on the cultural stage. Now, with the same blend of honesty, fierce insight, and indelible imagery that is her signature, Molly offers her own story: an unforgettable memoir of artistic exploration, political awakening, and personal transformation.
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Day 7 of #7covers7days #covercrush

This was so much fun! I loved seeing everyone's choices :-) I hope something like this comes around again.

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alxgrnbm
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Nearing the end of this one, lots of beautiful, powerful, unflinching (or honest when flinching) words and illustrations. Highly recommend it!

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Dorianna
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Molly Crabapple writes with an almost exhausting intensity about her life, art, NYC nightlife, travel, politics, work, and what it is to be a woman in the world. Well worth every page read.

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Dorianna
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I happen to consider all trips to the laundromat to be a death march. On an unrelated note, why all chapters that begin with "As" start with the letter "D" in this ebook I will never know.

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Dorianna
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"I was angry because I was twelve."

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Dorianna
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Strangely, I have limited interest in my family history. But I love reading other people's family stories.

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Molly Crabapple is a fucking force, a prophet, a treasure.

shawnmooney Speaking of treasures, what an adorable little guy! 8y
MrBook Cute! 8y
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CariVuke
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Starting this tonight.

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Lindy
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Without art, you're dead.

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Fuzz
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Would recommend for anyone, particularly if you are in the arts. A very interesting read sprinkled throughout with Crabapple's unique drawings, scribbles, & finished pieces.

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