"Shapton's Was She Pretty? explores that painful behavior that we just can't seem to quit with thoughtful sketches that cut right to the heart of how we love."-- XO Jane "Deceptively complex and uncommonly elegant, Was She Pretty? is a series of gorgeous line drawings, most of men and women.Together, these brief encounters with the other tell a story about the difficulty of accepting that those we love have loved before -- and of recognizing the ugly truth that they may love again."--Jacob Brogan, Washington Post "It is exactly as devastating as when it was originally published. In as little as three sentences, Shapton can tell us everything a current lover thinks they know about the former."--Haley Mlotek, National Post "In just a handful of words or a flick of the pen, Shapton stabs you in the gut, bleeding out the pettiness that pulses below the surface of the skin typically hidden behind a thin membrane of decorum." - Fashion ". timeless, cosmopolitan art and elegant .

prose"--Jonathon Sturgeon, Flavorwire " Was She Pretty? is a great read if you want a voyeuristic tour of other people's exes, and it may even help you through your own jealousy."--Madeline Raynor, Bust "Shapton quietly plumbs all the familiar trappings of the guilty fascinations we develop with those who came before."--Lauren Oyler, Broadly imeless, cosmopolitan art and elegant . prose"--Jonathon Sturgeon, Flavorwire " Was She Pretty? is a great read if you want a voyeuristic tour of other people's exes, and it may even help you through your own jealousy."--Madeline Raynor, Bust "Shapton quietly plumbs all the familiar trappings of the guilty fascinations we develop with those who came before."--Lauren Oyler, Broadly imeless, cosmopolitan art and elegant . prose"--Jonathon Sturgeon, Flavorwire " Was She Pretty? is a great read if you want a voyeuristic tour of other people's exes, and it may even help you through your own jealousy."--Madeline Raynor, Bust "Shapton quietly plumbs all the familiar trappings of the guilty fascinations we develop with those who came before.

"--Lauren Oyler, Broadly imeless, cosmopolitan art and elegant . prose"--Jonathon Sturgeon, Flavorwire " Was She Pretty? is a great read if you want a voyeuristic tour of other people's exes, and it may even help you through your own jealousy."--Madeline Raynor, Bust "Shapton quietly plumbs all the familiar trappings of the guilty fascinations we develop with those who came before."--Lauren Oyler, Broadly.