Autobiography of a Face
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Autobiography of a Face

by Lucy Grealy

1994•Biography•230 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentarydramaslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growthsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeRealistic and weighty: an emotional biography, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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About This Book

Lucy Grealy's ruthless self-examination, rich fantasy life, and great derring-do inform this powerful memoir about the premium we put on beauty and on a woman's face in particular. It took Lucy twenty years of living with a distorted self-image and more than thirty reconstructive procedures before she could come to terms with her appearance after childhood surgery left her jaw disfigured.

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryDramaHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growthSocial commentary

Subjects

Sarcoma, Ewing'sBody ImageDisfigured personsPsychologyJaw NeoplasmsPatientsPsychological AdaptationPersonal narratives

Details

Author
Lucy Grealy
Published
1994
Pages
230
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