The Word Made Flesh by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor

Book Details
The Word Made Flesh by Eva Talmadge and Justin Taylor
Paperback, 192 Pages
2010, Harper Perennial
ISBN: 0061997404

Synopsis
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.

Review
The Word Made Flesh: Literary Tattoos from Bookworms Worldwide brings together two of my favorite things - books and tattoos. Many people live under the misconception that those who love books don't get tattoos and vice versa. The World Made Flesh goes far to prove just how wrong that line of thinking is.

Tattoos are often used to show something someone loves. Words are a powerful thing and when you read a particularly profound passage in a book, you yearn to share this thought with others. Tattoos are the next step in this love of words. What's more powerful than tattooing words that touched you? To me, literary tattoos are the next logical step in book love.

The Word Made Flesh showcases tattoos of passages and artwork inspired by books, from single words in a tiny font to entire sleeves or back pieces. Beautiful pictures of the tattoos accompany short explanations of why the person got the tattoo or what it means to them.

The Word Made Flesh is a fascinating look at literary tattoos. The perfect coffee table book for the tattooed literature lover.

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