About Face: Women Write about What They See When They Look in the Mirror
by Anne Burt
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Distinctive and unique, facial appearance is hugely important in every encounter we will ever have. From the concept of beauty to the social ill of discrimination, the importance of the face in our interpersonal interactions is certainly known. But have you ever thought about the role your face plays in your day-to-day life, or the way your face may have determined the outcome of an incident from your past? InAbout Face, twenty-five writers tackle this question, each using the same simple show more framework of an opening paragraph that objectively considers what they see when they look in the mirror. Each writer then details an experience that transpired, in one way or another, because of the face they live with: a feature that belies a woman's heritage, a scar that serves as a daily reminder of a childhood tragedy, an unwanted change due to sun exposure or smoking or drinking. Since we live our entire lives behind our faces,About Face presents a challenge: to consider exploring our experiences from a vantage point we simply don't have access to. This collection uncovers surprising outcomes and truly unique observations about internal experiences as witnessed from the writers' external points of view. show lessTags
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I'm really kinda getting ambivalent about these Seal Press books, I don't really need a boost from an empowering, go-get-'em, women are strong and awesome message. Or a let's all bond about how the patriarchy gets us down and how we keep ourselves up message.
The essay I found most interesting in this book is by the woman with the jaw surgery, because there's a chance I may be getting into a similar thing. But after reading her essay I feel even more anxious about the whole procedure, reading about her recovery. Especially in my case, where it may just be cosmetic, I wonder about the purpose of experiencing so much agony just for looks. But that's kind of what this book is about.
The essay I found most interesting in this book is by the woman with the jaw surgery, because there's a chance I may be getting into a similar thing. But after reading her essay I feel even more anxious about the whole procedure, reading about her recovery. Especially in my case, where it may just be cosmetic, I wonder about the purpose of experiencing so much agony just for looks. But that's kind of what this book is about.
Just bought this one, so far its intriguing. Did you know Bobbi Brown's (the makeup artist) mother sat her down at 18 and offered to pay for a nose job? She declined. Got to respect that.
This is a journey of various women revealing what they talk about when they look in the mirror.
What do you see?
This is a journey of various women revealing what they talk about when they look in the mirror.
What do you see?
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Common Knowledge
- Original publication date
- 2008
- Dedication
- To our mothers, Christina Looper Baker and Linda Rose Burt, our own first mirrors.
- First words
- When I was eighteen, my mother offered to buy me a nose job.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Nice smile.
- Blurbers
- Mitchard, Jacquelyn; Hoffman, Eva; Schenone, Laura
Classifications
- Genres
- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Sexuality and Gender Studies
- DDC/MDS
- 306.4 — Society, government, & culture Social sciences, sociology & anthropology Social Behavior - Dating, Marriage, Divorce Specific aspects of culture
- LCC
- BF697.5 .S43 .A24 — Philosophy, Psychology and Religion Psychology Psychology Differential psychology. Individuality. Self
- BISAC
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- Members
- 15
- Popularity
- 1,453,104
- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.00)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 2
