Commute: An Illustrated Memoir of Female Shame

An intimate, clever, and ultimately gut-wrenching graphic memoir about the daily decision women must make between being sexualized or being invisible

In Commute, we follow author and illustrator Erin Williams on her daily commute to and from work, punctuated by recollections of sexual encounters as well as memories of her battle with alcoholism, addiction, and recovery. As she moves through the world navigating banal, familiar, and sometimes uncomfortable interactions with the familiar-faced strangers she sees daily, Williams weaves together a riveting collection of flashbacks. Her recollections highlight the indefinable moments when lines are crossed and a woman must ask herself if the only way to avoid being objectified is to simply cease to draw any attention to her physical being. She delves into the gray space that lives between consent and assault and tenderly explores the complexity of the shame, guilt, vulnerability, and responsibility attached to both.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 10/08/2019
ISBN: 9781419736742
Pages: 320
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 6.20w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Library Journal 05/24/2019 pg. 1
Publishers Weekly 06/10/2019
Publishers Weekly 06/24/2019 pg. 157
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2019
Booklist 10/15/2019 pg. 40