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Loading... Cancer Vixen: A True Storyby Marisa Acocella Marchetto
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I LOVED this book! It got me choked up, it made me smile and most of all it made me laugh. It was gutsy and honest and straight from the heart. There are so many personal accounts of cancer out there but this one is unique and was enjoyable to read. I even learned a thing or two. It has seriously changed my attitude towards graphic books as well. (  )clamato | Jun 21, 2008 |   "What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-addressed, wine-swelling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-forever, about-to-get-married big-city cartoonist with a fabulous life finds...a lump?" In this memoir, Marisa shares her life story and her battle with cancer with humorous illustrations and amusing captions. Find out all about the cartoonist who has drawn for the New Yorker and Glamour. (  )BookinKim | Jun 12, 2008 | This is the second graphic novel I have read. The cancer sections were good--the author captured the shock of diagnois, the problems of treatment, the fear cancer patients deal with. I hated the rest of the content--too much New York chic-chic stuff--libstick colors, shoes styles, food. The graphics were good. One thing I did agree with--the examination gown ratings--that gave me a really good laugh. (  )EssFair | Apr 4, 2008 | I loved her first book, "Who the Hell is She, Anyway." Her drawing style has gotten more relaxed but her self-absorbed humor hasn't. A good, light-hearted look at living with cancer and chemo. ( )Duranfan | May 24, 2007 | Marisa is a cartoonist who developed Breast Cancer and wrote about it as it was happening. It has all the panic and stress and repeition that goes with cancer and treatment. It reminded me of my own treatment without making me too depressed about it and reminded me of shiny moments that I sould continue to grasp. (  )wyvernfriend | Feb 20, 2007 | 0.054 seconds to build listing
Amazon.com (ISBN 0307263576, Hardcover)Cartoonist Marisa Acocella Marchetto's graphic memoir about her battle with breast cancer is as bold, vibrant, and brave as she is--pumped full of color, the story leaps off the page and into your heart. Poignant and funny, this inspiring story is made all the more powerful by Marchetto's cartoons. Lucky for us, Marchetto agreed to create a cartoon just for Amazon.com customers. Check out her strip below. --Daphne DurhamAmazon.com Exclusive: A Cartoon from Marisa Acocella Marchetto   Meet Marisa, a self-described "shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, single-forever, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life." Her graphic memoir, Cancer Vixen describes what happens when she finds a lump in her breast. Want to know what happens to an author when they discover their sales rank at Amazon.com? Read Marisa's exclusive strip below to find out.
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