Literally Me

Literally Me

<b>LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. Or EXIST. SMIRK. LURK. </b><BR> <BR>Julie Houts has cultivated a devoted following as “Instagram’s favorite illustrator” (<i>Vogue</i>) by lampooning the conflicting messages and images women consume and share with the world every day.<BR><BR>A collection of darkly comic illustrated essays, <i>Literally Me</i> chronicles the exploits of “slightly antisocial heroines” (<i>Refinery29</i>) in vivid, excruciatingly funny detail, including:<BR> <BR> -The beauty routine of a deranged bride who aspires to be “truly without flaws” on her wedding day<BR> -What happens when Kylie Jenner has an existential crisis and can no longer “step out”<BR> -A journey to Coachella by the Four Horsewomen of the Apocalypse<BR> -The true dating confessions of a fembot<BR> -The terrifying description for Alice Staunch’s book <i>How to Be a Perfect Feminist </i><BR> -The diary of Fiddle Ficus, a tree that lives inside a CÉLINE store, and much more<BR> <BR><i>Literally Me</i> marks the launch of a brilliant new social satirist. Julie’s singular voice and beautiful illustrations reveal the truth about the absurdity of life in the social media age: the line between becoming a total “Girlboss” and a twenty-first-century <i>American Psycho </i>is razor-thin.