Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
Cancer Vixen
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
5 posts | 4 read | 9 to read
The groundbreaking graphic memoir that inspires breast cancer patients to fight backand do so with style. What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds . . . a lump in her breast? Thats the question that sets this powerful, funny, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancerfrom diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between. One of Times top ten graphic novels of the year Slate.coms medical book of the year One of the Wall Street Journals five best books on living with illness Finalist, Books for a Better Life Finalist, National Cartoonists Society Graphic Novel of the Year Powerful . . . A vibrant, neon chronicle with plenty of attitude . . . A triumph of imagination and spirit. Los Angeles Times Ebullient . . . Visually invigorating and unflinching. The New York Times Book Review Irresistibly authentic . . . These words and pictures convey humility and humanity with witty grace and heartfelt power. The Miami Herald Funny, eye-opening, moving. Time From the Trade Paperback edition.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
Butterfinger
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
post image
Pickpick

I'd checked out two graphic memoirs and came close returning this one without opening. I'm glad I read. Only days before her #summerwedding, Marisa finds out she has breast cancer. You witness her disbelief, her tears, her breakdowns, her acceptance, and her humor in this amazing book.

#SummerFunBingo - summer wedding and road trip - For the honeymoon, they drive the Maserati to Montreal @4thhouseontheleft @StayCurious

Butterfinger Booked2020 - #ThinkPink #PopSugar20 - pink cover 5y
alisiakae 🙌 🙌 5y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Perfect pick! 💗 4y
40 likes4 comments
review
GondorGirl
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
post image
Pickpick

This graphic memoir is about a fashionista who is diagnosed with breast cancer right before her wedding. It's witty, heartfelt, and personal. As someone with a history of breast cancer on both sides of my family, there were points in this book where I had a difficult time breathing. There is a lot more depth then I was expecting. I'd highly recommend this if you like graphic novels, memoirs, or know anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer.

Cinfhen Im not a fan of GN but this sounds worthy.... 7y
MrBook Nice review! 7y
68 likes7 stack adds2 comments
blurb
GondorGirl
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
post image

The convention doesn't open for another half hour and I don't have the energy to talk to anyone. Time to finish this book!

blurb
GondorGirl
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
post image

It was 40° when we left Ohio and in the 70s here in Virginia. We weren't prepared for this, so we stopped at Goodwill to buy shorts. Of course I had to check out the book department... and I found this graphic memoir, which I'm now flipping through while waiting to load in my stock.

42 likes1 stack add
review
KB253
Cancer Vixen: A True Story | Marisa Acocella Marchetto
post image
Pickpick

#bookhaul #hpbhaul
Yass! Lots to choose from at my local #hpb and for 20% off😁
My foray into graphic novels where I can relate to the characters & in color led me to CancerVixen and it looks promising.
Looking forward to all of these for #summerreading #2017

KB253 Ok final review of #CancerVixen. It was really good. I felt connected to #MarisaAcocellaMarchetto because of the tragedy in her life. Her words and illustrations drew me into her life, treated me like a close friend, proved love conquers all and made me cry, think and laugh until my stomach hurt😂😃😄 8y
6 likes1 comment