The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide is a guide to the emerging subculture of literary tattoos—a collection of more than 150 full-color photographs of human epidermis indelibly adorned with quotations and illustrations from Dickinson to Pynchon, from Shakespeare to Plath. With beloved lines of verse, literary portraits, and illustrations—and statements from the bearers on their tattoos' history and the personal significance of the chosen literary work—The Word Made Flesh is part collection of photographs and part literary anthology written on skin. -- from Amazon.com
What a fun book this was. Not to be superficial, but it is a gorgeous book. I enjoyed looking at all the tattoos and reading the stories behind them. This book gave me some great ideas for a future literary tattoo!
What I love most about this book is the fact that people are so moved and touched by literature, whether it be a children's book or a classic novel, that they incorporate it onto their body in a way that can remind them of their favorite book. It's truly amazing what different people can take away from a book. Different quotations and passages mean different things to each person, and I think that is truly remarkable.
Check out the website for other fun literary tattoos! I like these two. I have a poem by Joan Walsh Anglund that I love and am strongly considering for a tattoo now. Hmmmm, the ideas are flowing!
*Book was provided by Harper Perennial for review on Confessions of a Bookaholic...
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