The Secret to Superhuman Strength

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Price
$24.00  $22.32
Publisher
Mariner Books
Publish Date
Pages
240
Dimensions
7.8 X 10.1 X 1.0 inches | 1.95 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780544387652
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About the Author

ALISON BECHDEL's cult following for her comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For expanded wildly for her best-selling memoirs, Fun Home, adapted into a Tony Award-winning musical, and Are You My Mother? Her many honors include being named a MacArthur Fellow and Cartoonist Laureate of Vermont.

Reviews

"Color? It's the first sign that something new is afoot in a book full of familiar flourishes [including] the figure of Bechdel herself, drawn as a bit of a cross between Tintin and Waldo, vibrating with anxiety, doing her best to flee herself on bike or skis or simply afoot....It's [an] accumulating ease we feel in this book--a supple, loose-limbed grace; an absence of fear that translates into simplicity, discipline and modesty."--New York Times

"Astonishing . . . utterly absorbing"--The Atlantic

"The book is certainly light and fun in parts, but like 2006's Fun Home and 2012's Are You My Mother?, the new work is a wonderland of literary allusions and introspection. The delight of reading an Alison Bechdel book is in watching the author make mind-blowing connections from seemingly disparate sources, and feeling like you're soul-searching right along with her . . . The Secret to Superhuman Strength . . . is a wondrous exploration of how an obsession with exercise--'the sweat, the endorphins, the gear, the togs, the next new thing!'--can be self-care and a means of connecting with the world at large."--Oprah Daily

"[Bechdel] makes a strong case for the intrinsic interconnectedness of creativity, spirituality, and an elevated heart rate . . . The Secret to Superhuman Strength could stand alone as an entertaining look back at the rise of various American workout trends. But it's much more than that . . . With this book, Bechdel establishes her place in a long line of progressive thinkers who have sought spiritual growth via physical activity."--Outside

" . . . An effort to see beyond herself and recognize her oneness with the world. In Bechdel's inimitable storytelling and comics style, as in her much-loved and -lauded Fun Home (2006) and Are You My Mother? (2012), this is sprawling and dense in the best way, and her legions of fans will devour it."--Booklist, starred review

"Grappling with the desire for spiritual transcendence in the most intensely personal terms, Bechdel achieves a tricky--even enlightening--balance."--Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The Secret to Superhuman Strength is Alison Bechdel's third graphic memoir and, amazingly, her third triumph." --Vulture

"Engrossing, pensive." --The Cut

"Alison Bechdel is a national treasure . . . Bechdel uses her trademark wit to explore the cultural conditions that created our cultural obsession with wellness and undergirded her own ever-evolving relationship with her body." --Bitch

"Brings the same intensity and wit as her previous works . . . Her latest work--personal, emotional, deep yet colorful--has powerful messages in every drawing."--Zibby Owens, Good Morning America.com

"[Bechdel's] work is known for its unique style of combining incisive insight, humor, emotional resonance, queer ethos, and visually stunning illustration. She brings all of that to her new graphic memoir, The Secret to Superhuman Strength."--Shondaland

"The author's probing intelligence and self-deprecating humor continue to shimmer through her emotionally expressive drawings . . . More thought-provoking work from an important creator."--Kirkus Reviews