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Cheeky
Cheeky: A Head-to-Toe Memoir | Ariella Elovic
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A Beat Most Anticipated Graphic Novel of Fall 2020 The funny, exuberant, inspiring antidote to body shame--a full-color graphic memoir celebrating the imperfections of the author's female body in all its glory. Too tall. Too short. Too fat. Too thin. The message is everywhere--we need to pluck, wax, shrink, and hide ourselves, to not take up space, emotionally or literally; women are never just right. Well, Ariella Elovic, feminist and illustrator extraordinaire, has had enough. In her full-color graphic memoir Cheeky, she takes an inspiring and exuberant head-to-toe look at her own body self-consciousness, and body part by body part, finds her way back to herself. How does Ariella learn not to see herself as a never-finished DIY project, but to accept and even love the physical attributes society taught her to hide? How does a mirror go from a black hole of critique to a who's that girl moment? Essential to her journey is her posse of girlfriends, her yentas. Together, they discover that sharing imperfections and some of the gross and unsightly things our bodies produce can be a source of endless laughs and deep bonding. It helps to have a team with some outside perspectives to keep our inner bullies in check. Charming and hilarious, full of empathy and candor, and gorgeously illustrated, Cheeky aims to inspire all of us to embrace our bodies, flaws and all, as well as our bodies' needs, desires, and inherent power.
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Kerrbearlib
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Ariella sums up my thoughts on gym class: "I honestly think my favorite part of adulthood is that I‘m never forced to play any of those stupid gym class games. That is true freedom."

BookmarkTavern LOL Ain‘t that the truth. 😅 6mo
RosePressedPages I never have to play dodgeball again 🥹😮‍💨 6mo
Kerrbearlib @RosePressedPages such a relief! For me it's volleyball and softball. Never having to play them again makes me so happy. 6mo
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I actually discovered this one on accident while perusing the library shelves.
Any woman who has body issues needs to read this. I have come to realize that every woman is made to be them, and you have to be able to do you.
#bookspinbingo

BookishMarginalia This looks great! Stacked! 3y
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