Reviews

Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy

marierossi's review

4.0

Well, there's no doubt that Lucy Grealy was a talented writer. Her writing pulls you in and even as she tells you she was lonely as a child, you can't help but also feel like you grew up as best friends. I thought the ending seemed rushed, but I think that might also be more wanting to hear more about her adult life, which absolutely fascinated me in Ann Patchett's Truth and Beauty. I know this was a big book back in the 90s, but I also think it's about as timeless as a memoir gets.

inlaraland's review

reflective slow-paced

3.0

I read this book as part of the Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge. Lucy's story is an interesting one - a child who goes through the tough experience of dealing with cancer, then growing up with her jaw removed as a result of battling the disease. I found it intriguing how she analyzed her experiences by tying in her thoughts on life, death, the concept of "beauty" and the struggle of the battling the disease at such a young age and how it has impacted her all the way to adulthood. 

However, I found the pacing of the book to be quite slow and will admit that it's not a story that everyone might enjoy reading.