All My Bicycles [Paperback]

A bicycle is a machine that you power yourself. You decide where you want to go, writes cartoonist Powerpaola, as the guiding principle of this graphic memoir.In this nonlinear graphic memoir, Powerpaola uses bicycles shes owned as a vehicle to explore the world, her relationships, her memories  and herself. An elliptical and funny memoir that at first seems to be about the Colombian-Ecuadorean artists romantic relationships and then finds its way to a more focused self-examination. Colombian cartoonist Powerpaola delivers an evocative coming-of-age memoir in which various bicycles from her past represent touchpoints in her maturation from tweenhood to adulthood. ...?The charmingly naive drawings perfectly match her alter egos adventurous spirit. Its a lovely ride. A melancholic, and touching portrait of Powerpaola as she moves to new cities in Colombia, each with a new bicycle. One of the great works of Colombian literature (and not just comics).