A poet’s memoir of childhood cancer, facial disfigurement, and learning self-worth beyond society’s beauty standards.
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A poet’s memoir of childhood cancer, facial disfigurement, and learning self-worth beyond society’s beauty standards.
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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. As a young girl she absorbed the searing pain of peer rejection and the guilty pleasures of wanting to be sp...
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Sexual content
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Desire for love and adult romantic relationships discussed; not explicit
Violence & gore
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Graphic medical body horror: jaw removal, chemo, 30+ reconstructive surgeries
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Central social critique of beauty culture and worth tied to appearance
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Sustained childhood bullying over disfigurement; medical and emotional suffering
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