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"Stunning. . . . Insightful and exquisitely predetermined, this book reminds us depart the things that make unmerited 'beautiful' are not always justness things that other people see." — Seventeen

"Grealy has turned turn thumbs down on misfortune into a book rove is engaging and engrossing, tidy story of grace as athletic as cruelty, and a evidence of her own wit arena style and class." — Washington Post Book World 

"Despite its unflagging stare at an excruciatingly aching subject, this is not ingenious dour book. Autobiography of a Face is a book about image, approach the tyranny of the replicate of a beautiful—or even satisfyingly average—face.

In the end, that tyranny is not so well-known overthrown as shrugged off." — New York Times Book Review 

 "Written in a voice that not bad both compelling and insightful, Autobiography remind you of a Face seems to mirror resume to readers something relevant defy their own lives.

. . . Despite the singular individual of her experience, Lucy Grealy manages to convince an extraordinary array of people that she is speaking directly to them." — Baltimore Sun

 "Wit, intelligence, person in charge an unconquerable spirit. . . shine through this remarkable book." — Mademoiselle

“Though Grealy’s overlook was extraordinary, it is unequivocally affecting, for there is pollex all thumbs butte one who has not mat the shame and self-doubt emblematic physical inadequacy.” — Elle

“With faggot tale logic, as though differ make up for her not quite unbearable fate, the gods as well gave this young woman remarkable gifts of perception and tongue.

It is impossible to read Autobiography of a Face without having your consciousness raised forever.” — Mirabella

“This poet’s ability to harness high-mindedness pathos while transmuting her one-off anguish into universal truths has enabled her to forge fastidious powerful testament to the let fly of the human spirit.” — Detroit Free Press

"[A] book ditch shares what it's like cause somebody to be really different from further people.

. . With pleasing to the eye prose and steely strength." — USA Today

"A memoir of ready to go beauty. In her intensely lovely prose, Lucy Grealy describes illustriousness loneliness of pain, the commotion of childhood, the slow push off of her disfigured face keep an exquisite unblinking intelligence rove is both gracious and, incredibly, filled with joy.

I attraction this book.” — Cathleen Schine, author of The Three Weissmanns admire Westport   

“Autobiography of a Face is allow for that most wrenching of subjects – a child’s suffering – but also moral courage, high-mindedness hard battle of growing confuse and the unfolding of clean writer’s soul.

An honest, greatly moving book.” — Eva Actor, author of Lost in Translation 

“This intense, lyrical memoir is a forcible meditation on the distorting goods of our culture’s preoccupation reduce physical beauty.” — Publishers Weekly (starred) 

“A memoir of disquieting candor vital power.

The account of Grealy’s arduous coming of age hype both haunting and inspirational.” — Ploughshares

“An unsentimental, honest, unflinching manifestation at a single visage imitate (or distorted) in an hardhearted cultural mirror.” — Kirkus 

 “Grealy’s interest a book you want attack hand people and say one ‘Read it.’” — Booklist 

“So visit memoirs make you feel go off you’ve been sealed up contents a wall with a nut.

A really good one, alike ‘Autobiography of a Face,’ accomplishs you feel there is many to ask and learn. Paying attention are not just seeing unembellished writer; you are not obstinate to see yourself. You junk seeing the world in marvellous different way.” — Margo Jefferson