Monday, July 11, 2011

Literary Tattoos


I bought this book a couple of months ago, about a week or two before getting my tattoo.  I had seen it somewhere on the web, and despite my opinion that it looked sort of like a wanna-be hipster book they'd sell at Urban Outfitters, I purchased it because I figured, "I'm literary. And I am getting a tattoo."  It's definitely a cool idea and was fun enough to flip through, but I wouldn't recommend spending money on it. My disappointment stemmed from the fact that most of the included tattoos were quotes (script tattoos) rather than images like book covers, author portraits, or symbols that represent texts. This is just a personal preference, but I prefer visually interesting tattoos.


Both of my favorites came from Shel Silverstein books. I liked them because they are nostalgic, because they are cool illustrations, and because I simply love Shel Silverstein.


My favorite script tattoo was the following quote from Perks of Being a Wallflower, written in typewriter script, "I feel infinite."  I love it because I love that book, the quote is important in the novel, and the typewriter is also a significant symbol in the book. I also liked this one (see below) because the script isn't boring; it actually creates a cool design.


Anyhow, I thought the book was a cool idea. It's neat to read the captions and to see how literature has impacted people's lives. If you were to get a literary tattoo, what would you get?
And here's a website dedicated to this subject, in case you are interested.

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