{"product_id":"wake-up-pixoto-paperback","title":"Wake Up, Pixoto! - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWeng Pixin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn admonishment, a command, a mantra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWeng Pixin revisits herself at her most vulnerable, in her art school days. She tries on various identities trying to understand who she is. Is she a sexual libertine? A fine artist? A sensitive friend? Just then, in steps a charismatic art instructor who helps her see her true worth. She joins his tight-knit group of artistic seekers and begins her real education. But...is something sinister lurking beneath the surface? Rivalries develop, friends disappear or are cast out, her instructor's words take on a caustic edge. Pix becomes unmoored and less sure of herself than ever before and she begins to suspect she's entered into a cult. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDream-like floral collages shift to more stripped-down, character-based cartooning. Weng's bright colors and rubbery people persist as her writing becomes more diaristic and detailed than her previous collections \u003ci\u003eSweet Time\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet's Not Talk Anymore.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Pixoto!\u003c\/i\u003e is an interrogation into how groomers operate and how we can allow ourselves to be coerced into a world we DON'T want simply because we're unsure of what we DO want. \"Was I manipulated? Was I tricked?\" The insidious thing is maybe we can never be certain.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 5.8 x 8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158551560255,"sku":"9781770467972","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/GX9NegjIuP9781770467972.webp?v=1776991005","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/wake-up-pixoto-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}