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Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus
Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus | Chester Brown
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The idiosyncratic master Chester Brown continues his thoughts on sex work The Bible is Chester Brown s holy harlot. He plumbs the mysteries of her depths while she schools him in the ways of love. Like all of Chester s work, "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus" is confounding, yet addictive, instantly re-readable, and expands with revelations in his hundred pages of notes. A work of passion, research, and elegant clarity. My new favourite. Craig Thompson, author of "Blankets" and "Habibi" Chester Brown is both God s and the devil s gift to the world. David Henry Sterry, author of "Hos, Hookers, Call Girls and Rent Boys" Chester s work never fails to surprise and delight me. Since I always enjoy mythic and legendary tales of harlots, I knew I would like "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus," but I was pleased and impressed by the way he used all these stories to illustrate a larger theme about humanity s relationship to Divinity and the role my profession plays in that relationship. Chester shows that spirituality and sexuality, which are so often depicted in our culture as opposed to one another, are actually deeply intertwined. Maggie McNeill, author of "The Honest Courtesan"The iconoclastic and bestselling cartoonist of "Paying for It: A comic-strip memoir about being a john" and "Louis Riel" returns and with a polemical interpretation of the Bible that will be one of the most controversial and talked-about graphic novels of 2016. "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus" is the retelling in comics form of nine biblical stories that present Chester Brown's fascinating and startling thesis about biblical representations of prostitution. Brown weaves a connecting line between Bathsheba, Ruth, Rahab, Tamar, Mary of Bethany, and the Virgin Mother. He reassesses the Christian moral code by examining the cultural implications of the Bible's representations of sex work. "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesus" is a fitting follow-up to Brown's sui generis graphic memoir "Paying for It," which was reviewed twice in "The New York Times" and hailed by sex workers for Brown's advocacy for the decriminalization and normalization of prostitution. Brown approaches the Bible as he did the life of Louis Riel, making these stories compellingly readable and utterly pertinent to a modern audience. In classic Chester Brown fashion, he provides extensive handwritten endnotes that delve into the biblical lore that informs "Mary Wept Over the Feet of Jesu"s."
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kidamy
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I wonder how many of these I can "ram" through this weekend? Hahahahaha, okay, but really I am alarmed at how much I set aside for the #24in48 readathon.

Lots of quick read and a couple of deeper dives. I will be finishing the De Salvo book for sure, as well as a couple from the Bone series. #letsdothis! #butmaybeIdoneedtosleepfirst?

GondorGirl Bone! 😍😍😍 6y
janeycanuck Best Laid Plans! 6y
kidamy @janeycanuck A good friend recommended that to me! 6y
janeycanuck @kidamy she sounds amazing. 6y
kidamy @janeycanuck She really is. She told me about litsy, too! 6y
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MoniqueChristine
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Pickpick

Chester Brown re-created several well known Biblical stories, focusing on how god views obedience and themes of prostitution in the Bible. I personally loved the comics. It seemed like a clever and unique view of how these stories are usually viewed.

I appreciated that Brown takes the time to explain why he made the stories the way he did and where is conclusions came from. I just wish he hadn't made so many notes. :p

#30Comics30Days

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MoniqueChristine
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Brown includes extensive notes in his book to explain the thought process to his work and how he drew many of his conclusions. What with his running theme of prostitution and religious obedience in the Bible, this is interesting information to understand where he's coming from. Though I would also argue it's largely unnecessary for enjoying (or hating) his comics.

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MoniqueChristine
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Brown has an interesting perspective on the Biblical stories and what messages they were trying to convey. It's surprisingly well done.

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Jokila
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Happy #Halloween, Littens! Wishing you all a sexy and spooky night of illicit tricks and sweet treats! 😘🎃

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CuriousTeeth
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Chester Brown came by my store, drew in and signed my copy of his newest graphic novel from Drawn & Quarterly. ❤️❤️❤️

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makeworkproject
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Sitting up with a sick kid - comics time!

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Johnjamin2000
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Pickpick

Who knew the bible was basically a puzzle revolving around prostitutes?

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brenna
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Mehso-so

Challenging, ambitious. I'm glad Chester Brown exists. Like PAYING FOR IT and LOUIS RIEL, this comic upends expectations of the very form. But Brown's argument is biased by his need for spiritual acceptance of his life as a john, and even as someone politically pro-sex work it's wildly unconvincing.

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brenna
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Appropriate Easter Monday reading is appropriate.

hattiek Hmmmmmmmmmm looking forward to hearing your thoughts 8y
brenna @hattiek So far it's basically if everything great about LOUIS RIEL and everything awful about PAYING FOR IT had a baby. 8y
hattiek @brenna I am going to have to read this now 8y
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