Book Review: Autobiography of a Face
Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
Goodreads Summary:
I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison.
At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. Vividly portraying the pain of peer rejection and the guilty pleasures of wanting to be special, Grealy captures with unique insight what it is like as a child and young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.
My Review:
3.5/5 Stars
This book is a true account of Grealy's battle for cancer and battle for self love after the fact. Her face became distorted because of surgeries, and she dealt with bullying and ridicule from everyone around her because of it. Always seeing the way people treated her, she began to believe that she was in fact ugly.
The strength portrayed through the pages even while she was hating herself astounded me. The way she was strong through bullying, a hard family life, and the loss of those she loved was what truly amazed me. It truly is a great read about self love and strength!
This book is apart of the Rory Gilmore Challenge.
Goodreads Summary:
I spent five years of my life being treated for cancer, but since then I've spent fifteen years being treated for nothing other than looking different from everyone else. It was the pain from that, from feeling ugly, that I always viewed as the great tragedy of my life. The fact that I had cancer seemed minor in comparison.At age nine, Lucy Grealy was diagnosed with a potentially terminal cancer. When she returned to school with a third of her jaw removed, she faced the cruel taunts of classmates. In this strikingly candid memoir, Grealy tells her story of great suffering and remarkable strength without sentimentality and with considerable wit. Vividly portraying the pain of peer rejection and the guilty pleasures of wanting to be special, Grealy captures with unique insight what it is like as a child and young adult to be torn between two warring impulses: to feel that more than anything else we want to be loved for who we are, while wishing desperately and secretly to be perfect.
My Review:
3.5/5 Stars
This book is a true account of Grealy's battle for cancer and battle for self love after the fact. Her face became distorted because of surgeries, and she dealt with bullying and ridicule from everyone around her because of it. Always seeing the way people treated her, she began to believe that she was in fact ugly.
The strength portrayed through the pages even while she was hating herself astounded me. The way she was strong through bullying, a hard family life, and the loss of those she loved was what truly amazed me. It truly is a great read about self love and strength!
This book is apart of the Rory Gilmore Challenge.
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