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Cheeky: A Head-to-Toe Memoir
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Cheeky: A Head-to-Toe Memoir
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Cheeky: A Head-to-Toe Memoir
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Too tall. Too short. Too fat. Too thin. The message is everywherewe need to pluck, wax, shrink, and hide ourselves, to not take up space, emotionally or literally; women are
“just right.” Well, Ariella Elovic, feminist and illustrator extraordinaire, has had enough. In her full-color graphic memoir
, 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,
aims to inspire all of us to embrace our bodies, flaws and all, as well as our bodies' needs, desires, and inherent power.