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Sara's Face

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Sara is going to have a face transplant. She has allowed herself to be drawn into the orbit of a highly manipulative and ruthless pop-star. He is going to take her discarded face to cover his own scarred and damaged one. But as the time of the operation approaches, those closest to her suspect that Sara is changing her mind. Is she being pressured into it? Is the wealthy p...more

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Published June 1st 2006 by Andersen (first published 2006)

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Apr 14, 2013 Sesana rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, contemporary, mystery

Strange book. Written partly as a faux-true crime book, Sara's Face is about Jonathan Heat (a Michael Jackson expy if ever there was one, with a dash of Bowie for good measure) and a teenager named Sara, who has a tenuous grip on reality, a manipulative streak, destructive tendencies, and a deep dislike of her own appearance. Bad combination. From the start of the book, the reader knows that something terrible will happen, but not the specifics. I think that's supposed to add tension and mystery...more Strange book. Written partly as a faux-true crime book, Sara's Face is about Jonathan Heat (a Michael Jackson expy if ever there was one, with a dash of Bowie for good measure) and a teenager named Sara, who has a tenuous grip on reality, a manipulative streak, destructive tendencies, and a deep dislike of her own appearance. Bad combination. From the start of the book, the reader knows that something terrible will happen, but not the specifics. I think that's supposed to add tension and mystery, and it does, to a degree, but it's so plainly obvious what will happen that it's only the how and the why that remains mysterious.

I do like the idea of a novel written in the style of true crime, but sadly, Burgess doesn't stick with it. He includes far too many specific conversations (nonfiction would have the basic gist of the conversation, with maybe a few specific lines) and sometimes includes Sara's (very detailed) thoughts at exact moments when he would have no way of knowing exactly what she'd seen, thought, and felt. Sticking with the true crime novel would have cut some scenes that he was obviously very fond of, but it would have made a better book.

Of course, the basic premise is far fetched enough that I considered marking this book science fiction. Or fantasy, since the book hints at supernatural elements in a very underdeveloped way. There are a lot of unanswered questions, which is intentional, but it didn't feel necessary to me.

I have to make note of a scene that happens at the beginning of the book that really took me aback. At Sara's high school, there's a gang of boys who regularly drag girls into a bathroom to feel them up. When they do this to Sara, she calls the police, the local news station, and informs the school. My personal reaction is to be proud of her and cheer her on in this. So when the narrative voice dismisses this as just more of her attention seeking behavior, I'm honestly stunned. Wow, really? Now, because of the style of the book, there's the question of whether the narrative voice reflects the author's voice, so I can't necessarily blame Burgess entirely for this. But it was offensive (if not exactly surprising) for me to read.

I do sometimes like books that experiment with style, and I love a good, creepy read, but Sara's Face fell a little flat for me.

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Nov 06, 2012 Jennifer Wardrip rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jonathon Heat was a famous rock star who had his own compound, surgeons, and assistants. All of the things a rich and famous celebrity would have--and then some. In fact, due to so much cosmetic surgery and experimental procedures, somehow Jonathon's face was destroyed to the point that he wore a mask at all times. With his high celebrity status, wearing a mask became a widespread thing to do. There were all sorts of masks--some with snouts, some with...more Reviewed by Dianna Geers for TeensReadToo.com

Jonathon Heat was a famous rock star who had his own compound, surgeons, and assistants. All of the things a rich and famous celebrity would have--and then some. In fact, due to so much cosmetic surgery and experimental procedures, somehow Jonathon's face was destroyed to the point that he wore a mask at all times. With his high celebrity status, wearing a mask became a widespread thing to do. There were all sorts of masks--some with snouts, some with real hair, half-masks, full masks.

Sarah was once an unknown and sometimes self-destructive girl. She had big plans to be famous and was saving for several forms of cosmetic surgery: new breasts, a better face, liposuction later on. It was part of her long-term plans. When Sarah's destructive behavior spiraled out of control, she burned her face with an iron and her mother had her placed in the hospital. Sarah claimed it was an accident, but not everyone was convinced. This is when she met Jonathon Heat. He came to visit children in the hospital, but somehow already knew a great deal about Sarah. He lured Sarah to his compound with the promise of free cosmetic surgery to fix the burn mark.

It was almost Michael Jacksonish the way Jonathon took Sarah in. Sarah moved into his mansion and was his constant companion. The two were constantly photographed together and speculation about their relationship was rampant. However, when readers were exposed to Sarah's video journals, we learn a completely different view of what was really going on. Secret rooms, security cameras covering every inch of the property, and maybe even ghosts. It's very difficult to tell what really happens, what Sarah might be imagining, and what she may even be making up. However, it is obvious there is more to Sarah being a guest at Jonathon Heat's compound than free cosmetic surgery.

The mood of the entire book is eerie. Creepy. There is always something going on that is just not right. It keeps readers wanting to read more because they have to know what is going on and what is going to happen. The whole world that the author, Melvin Burgess, has created will leave you wondering if this type of situation could actually happen in the not-too-distant future. If you want to read a book that will keep you wondering even after you have finished reading it, then you should definitely read SARA'S FACE. (less)

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Jul 12, 2012 Penny rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: astoundingly-amazing-books, favorites, reviewed

Sara's Face is one of those books that I come back to every few years to read again because it was so very memorable the first time I read it. It's one of those stories that I think about when I have nothing else to do, something that I'll pull out of my hat when someone asks me what my favorite books are.

Sara should be, by the stereotypical standards, completely happy with her life. She's beautiful, she has a great boyfriend who loves her, and she has the social skills to rise to the top of the...more

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May 24, 2009 Alysha Speer rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: sci-fi lovers

Shelves: anorexia-bulimia, confidence, insanity, romantic, scary, sad, suspense, sciencefiction

Wow. I loved this book! It was amazingly written, and had such a neat plot that it was so hard to put down I nearly cried every time I had to.
Sara Carter wants to be a beautiful rockstar, just like Johnathan Heat. (The thing is, she's already beautiful. Sara has a mental problem where she looks in the mirror and says that it's not herself.)
Johnathan Heat is the King of getting cosmetic surgery. He gets it all the time, until finally, the nerve endings in his face just won't attach anymore, and...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Stephanie A. rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-and-dystopia

I almost stopped reading in the first few pages, what with the F-words and scene of, and I quote, "boob adoration." I forced myself to continue because language was a problem in Smack/Junk too, and I persevered through that one to find one of the most definitive drug novels ever.

I was similarly rewarded here, though on a whole different plane. Intense characters and a gripping plotline full of terror thanks to unparalleled, just-barely-plausible-sounding medical horrors. I actually felt cold wh...more

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Jul 08, 2012 Charlotte Phillips rated it 1 of 5 stars

Im not sure I really liked thos book. The whole suggestive idea of it just seemed a little out of place a little obscure. I know that there is very few women out there that like the way that they look, that want to change something, if not everything about who we are, but having a complete face transplant, merely because you want to look pretty? Is that even a possibility. I doubt it very much. The whole concept of the book just seemed very out of this world and I think that a book that seems to...more Im not sure I really liked thos book. The whole suggestive idea of it just seemed a little out of place a little obscure. I know that there is very few women out there that like the way that they look, that want to change something, if not everything about who we are, but having a complete face transplant, merely because you want to look pretty? Is that even a possibility. I doubt it very much. The whole concept of the book just seemed very out of this world and I think that a book that seems to have a purpose of making people feel better about themselves didn't meet the objective at all. The book made me dislike who I was in a way that ahd me looking in a mirror clutching at my roles of fat and allowing anorexia back into my head. The novel was just very crude and sickening in so many respects. The whole novel flowed well and I think its a shame because it seemed to be the only advantage to it.
Sara seems to be a very stuck up person, who wants everything that she wants and seems to get it. girls who are this spoilt in a book really irritates me and really makes me wonder if I am like that myself. Its just a matter of the fact that there are not many people out there who are like this, and even if they are, they tend to come from rich snobby households where they tend to get treated like little princesses. By no mean is it questionable that the author has talent, the very fact that she made a book written from the different perspectives of the characters, flow almost fluidly and smoothly takes a huge amount of talent, especially when it could become easily confused. But I think the character and plot ideas were not developed as well as they could have been.
I really therefore dont have a lot to say about this book. I am trying my best to try and identify the characters as an advantage but I didnt like a single one of them and just didnt like the whole book in general which is why I am going to be giving this book a one star rating. It may be a book to other peoples tastes and everyone deserves their own opinion. Well this is mine, its not the book for me and doubt it will ever be Im afraid.(less)

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Nov 15, 2011 Karen rated it 3 of 5 stars

All I can say is that I enjoyed this book. It is very hard for me to explain. I did a video review on YT and that was all over the place. I can say that it reminds of me of Bram Stokers Drakula in how it was written and the setting (sort of)....Sara goes to stay with a rock star named Johnathan, who has had numerous surgeries done on his face, just because, and because of all of them he has had done, his face literally collapses! He ends up wearing masks all the time to cover the gruesomeness of...more

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May 04, 2012 Anita Jonker rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sara's Face

If you struggle with your identity... you aint seen nothing yet until you have read this book!

This was a very gripping tale. It was a thriller mixed with comedy and it was just a very refreshing read!

Sara is a girl who struggles with her face. She doesn't think she's pretty and she thinks she is fat. When everybody else is in love with her or jealous of how gorgeous she is. So when there is a "accident" with an iron and her face is scarred is her career of becoming the biggest thing t...more

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Feb 09, 2009 Marian rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, readit

I imagine the idea of the book either appeals to your morbid curiosity or not. Obviously it suckered me in.

Why would someone repeatedly go under the knife to the point of losing their face? Why would they recruit someone else to make the exact same mistakes they did? How far would they go to fix what they'd done to themselves, particularly at the expense of someone else? And how much money would it take to buy your loyalty enough to look the other way while someone destroys another human being...more

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Feb 15, 2012 Phoebe rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: thrill seekers

Sara's Face is a literary masterpiece. It had me turning pages faster than I could read. Melvin Burgess has created a world that is so believable, you can feel yourself slipping away as the story progresses.

The novel starts out with a preface about the author's reason to document this fictional event that has happened. Through the course of this book, Burgess attempts to define what self image is. The whole novel reads in an eerie manner, and Sara's unique character keeps you guessing at what is...more

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Jun 22, 2011 Lena Hillbrand rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Thrill seekers who don't mind that queasy feeling along with the thrill.

Shelves: favorite-authors, disturbing-sh-t

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I read this book a few years ago, but it's one that stood out in my mind, so I think I can remember enough to write a book review.

First of all, Burgess writes this book in a documentary fashion. It seemed so real that every time I started reading it, I wanted to go look up on the internet and see if it was based on a true story. I've read four of Burgess's books, and they are all so absorbing I become borderline obsessed while reading them. I can't think of another author who writes in such a co

...more I read this book a few years ago, but it's one that stood out in my mind, so I think I can remember enough to write a book review.

The story is about a girl who wants to be famous. She's obsessed with fame, but she doesn't want to do anything to become famous. She just wants to be famous for being famous. It reminded me of Paris Hilton when I read it. The girl in the book, Sara, was pretty, but she didn't want to sing or model or act. She even scars her face so as not to be pretty. She's very weird and self-destructive.

Sara meets Jonathon Heat, a famous musician who has had so much plastic surgery his face collapses or is ruined (Michael Jackson, anyone?) He wears a mask of his own younger face and never lets anyone see the ruined mess that is his real face. Sara becomes obsessed with him and wears his mask all the time, too. He takes her under his wing, of sorts, because of the resemblance between her face and his younger, pre-surgery face.

About now the story gets weird and very creepy. Jonathon lives in a weird house with all these rooms, including a creepy plastic surgery center in his basement. Sara breaks with her parents and goes to live with Jonathon and begins to fall in love with him, or at least his fame. There is a scene that stands out in my mind where Jonathon goes to kiss her and she can smell this rotting smell from under his mask. Sara starts getting a little creeped out, but not nearly enough. Things start getting weirder and weirder, and you can feel Burgess dragging you to the horrifying climax that you have to read even as you cringe and don't want to...because you know Jonathon is going to steal her face. Or at least try.

The ending of the book confused me some, as it is much later. I wasn't too concerned with writing quality when I read this, so I didn't notice much. I believe Burgess is an extremely talented story-teller who can keep a reader rapt and panting towards the conclusion. This was an extremely timely book full of social commentary and disturbing circumstances that ring eerily familiar in our society. Along with Smack, this is Burgess's best book by far.

Recommended for anyone who loves a good satire, creep-fest, or gripping thriller. Must be able to handle disturbing material.

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Jan 28, 2011 PurplyCookie rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-fiction, young-adult, horror

An author (alluded to being Burgess himself) is trying to reconstruct the tragic events involving Sara--a young wannabe--and Jonathan Heat--a disturbing and popular A-list musician (a sinister combination of all the Michael Jackson's creepiness with Madonna's business savvy).

Sara is a disturbed girl who is constantly pretending that she is different people; she also loves hiding her beautiful face behind hideous masks. She often thinks of herself as ugly and feels like when she looks in the mirr...more

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Jun 01, 2012 Sassafrass rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: people with morbid curiosity

Shelves: 2012, src-sum12, challenge-books-2012, un-smut

This was disturbing, confusing and twisted, but it was oh so good! It's not the usual type of book I read (ahem--romance!) but it was fascinating--morbidly so! I just don't understand how the crazies always seem to find each other! It's like a special radar or something.

Anyway, I was only supposed to read a couple of chapters to get started, but I just couldn't put it down. I had to know how it ended but then to tell you the truth, I ended up being almost as in the dark as I was in the beginning...more

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Jul 08, 2011 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: fans of Flowers in the Attic, anyone who wants a really twisted, disturbing book

I had a hard time reading this book. At first, it confused me. It's written as if it were a documentary, and I wasn't sure at first if it really was, and I just didn't know of the ominous 'event' to which the author often refers. As the story progressed and I read more, I couldn't put it down. Certain parts gave me a queasy, sick, oh-my-god-I-don't-want-that-to-have-happened and I LOVED EVERY MINUTE. It's been a long time since I read it, but the characters still stand out in my mind. I remember...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Lily rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 8th-grade

People dress up in masks for fun, to appear as other people, to scare people or other things like that. They might wear scary masks, funny masks, animal masks, blank masks or whatever you would like the mask to be. Usually, they only stay on for a few hours or so at the most. Well that’s not the case in “Sara’s Face.” Sara is always wearing a mask because she is thinks she’s really ugly and she’s inspired to do this by a legendary rock star, Jonathan Heat. Jonathan also has the same self concise...more People dress up in masks for fun, to appear as other people, to scare people or other things like that. They might wear scary masks, funny masks, animal masks, blank masks or whatever you would like the mask to be. Usually, they only stay on for a few hours or so at the most. Well that’s not the case in “Sara’s Face.” Sara is always wearing a mask because she is thinks she’s really ugly and she’s inspired to do this by a legendary rock star, Jonathan Heat. Jonathan also has the same self conciseness problems and to deal with it he gets a lot of plastic surgery on his face. When he meets Sara they immediately connect. She comes to live with him at his big mansion and at the beginning she loves it. But then she realizes that there’s many secrets going around and lies are being told. The story has many twists and turns and what ends up happening to Sara and her face is a big surprise.
“Sara’s Face” is written by Melvin Burgess. The genre for it would be science fiction but it also has many realistic parts to it. I think that this book is very interesting. It’s also very well written and at some parts it’s really hard to put the book down. The book also does a great job of characterization and the characters seem very real in the book. In the beginning of the book this is something that Sara says. “I’m going to by famous. I made up my mind about it there’s no point in trying to talk me out of it. Art on legs, Mark used to say, but that’s not what i mean. People say I’m good looking like that, but there’s loads of girls prettier than me or sexier than me or whatever. That’s not the point. Anyone can be pretty these days...(pg 10)...Some people want to be famous so everyone knows who they are. They don’t get it. It’s not about who knows you or who you are. It’s about being more than who you are. Its not what you do, it’s what you make other people do.” (pg11) This shows a lot about how Sara perceives life and what she wants to do.
I would recommend this to any who likes science fiction or realistic fiction because it has a twist of both. Also to anyone who like psychological thrillers because the book messes with your head a little. I also highly recommend this book to any one who likes a page turner. If any of theses things connect with you then you should defiantly read it.(less)

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Feb 20, 2012 V H rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Weird, slightly confusing, trilling and really good.

Sara is a really strange character. She changes style and personalities like the wind and you never know if what she's telling you is the truth or not, and you never know what it is she really thinks, which makes the book a little confusing, and also very scary in a way. I still liked her character, and I think this book would make a very interesting movie if done correctly and with good actors.

The book is really weird and some things you neve...more

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Mar 23, 2012 Becki rated it 2 of 5 stars

Melvin Burgess is well-known for his young adult, social realist fiction since the publication of his novel Junk in 1996. Sara’s Face carries on this trend, with Burgess looking at the culture of celebrity and of beauty.

I found Sara’s Face a very difficult book, not because I disliked it, not because it disturbed me, but precisely for the opposite reason: when I finished the book, I felt nothing. It’s not really the sort of book you want to walk away from feeling completely unaffected, but I did...more

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Dec 02, 2010 Sarah Tilatitsky rated it 4 of 5 stars

I LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No, I did not read it because of my name...well, maybe a little. Look, this book is really, really, REALLY GOOD, go it? Read it, and although it may shock you or something, well, if you look behind the scenes of celeberties, they can pretty much get away with anything, like going to jail or plastic surgeries, and so on and so forth. Anyway, read this book, and although some parts may shock you or make you gasp in horror, well, you may just feel like me, self-concious and...more

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May 09, 2012 Geli rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: brit-lit, teens, own-it

I am a big fan of Melvin Burgess. I think I would read anything by him. His novels always, no matter how strange and bizzare they might be, capture my imagination and take me on the ride of my life. For Sara's Face I had no idea of what really to expect because I did no research on it before buying it. I only knew it would be something different to what Ive read before. And I was right. I really enjoyed reading it. I really dont know where to begin in describing this story. All I can think of is...more

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Nov 20, 2012 Le Cirque Du Livre -Kya rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mis-libros, favorites, publicar

El rostro de Sara me llamo la atención desde que lo vi [en el blog de Itzel Library] y una ves que leí la trama dije que definitivamente tenía que leerlo.
La historia es tétrica y un tanto confusa, pero es lo que hace a este libro tan interesante.
Sara es una chica poco común; es hermosa y talentosa a pesar de tener una personalidad un tanto extraña. Su sueño es ser famosa, pero no por lo que puede hacer si no por ser ella. Todo el libro es narrado por varios personajes que estuvieron “implicados”...more

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Sep 21, 2011 Erika rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya, solo-books-read

Sara's face is a story that gets you to see the life of a girl who has identity problems. She's pretty but she doesn't feel like the way she sees herself in the mirror is her true self, so she always wears a mask to hide behind it.

Sara wants to become immortal, she wants to be famous, unforgettable, like all the important and famous people that become legend. She says that they become so famous that they almost don't seem real, and that's what she wants.

She also has some serious issues about lyi...more

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Jul 26, 2011 Suzanne Jamison added it · review of another edition

As bone-chilling as it was, it was very interesting. Mr. Burgess has the unique talent of writing a novel that sounds like a type of investigative journal. Everything sounds so real, and maybe it is. The epilogue was most definitely interesting, and added a nice twist. By the end of the book, just looking at the cover of the book gives you goosebumps! I would definitely recommend this book if you like mysteries, or "true stories" .

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Aug 27, 2012 Debbie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, young-adult-lit, thriller, horror

When famous rock star Jonathon Heat takes her in and offers to pay for the plastic surgery to make her "perfect," Sara thinks that all of her dreams of fame and fortune, not to mention physical perfection, have come true.

This creepy, disturbing story is told from the perspectives of several characters, none of them especially trustworthy.

The suspense kept me turning pages even though the writing itself didn't especially grab me.

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Sep 03, 2008 Cynthia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adults

Johnathan Eat is a rockstar obsessed with beauryt. So obsessed that he lost hhis face due to too many experimental surgeries. When he meets Sara, who'se face bears a striking resemblance to his lost one, he gets her to move into his mansion telling her he will pay for all her needs and surgeries. But Sara sonn learns that he has another thing in mind than just helping her!

Once again, Melvin Burgess surprises us with a very weird novel! The telling is very surprising, Burgess speaking directly to...more

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Feb 24, 2009 alyssa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: q3-2009

Jonathon Heat was a famous rock star who had his own compound, surgeons, and assistants. All of the things a rich and famous celebrity would have and then some. In fact, due to so much cosmetic surgery and experimental procedures, somehow Jonathon's face was destroyed to the point that he wore a mask at all times. With his high celebrity status, wearing a mask became a widespread thing to do. There were all sorts of masks some with snouts, some with real hair, half-masks, full masks. Sarah feels...more

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Oct 11, 2010 Erica - Bonner Springs Library rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: ya

An disturbing, interesting book about a girl who wants to have plastic surgery so badly that she is willing to move in with an older rock star who is known for his plastic surgeries to the point that his face has become grotesque.

I'm not even sure who I would recommend this book to.

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Aug 03, 2009 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

hmmm where do i start.Well I'm a book nerd and i was at the library and saw this book and the cover intriqued me so i choose it. Throghout the whole book i was wondering is this truew or fiction and yet to figure out if it is. It confused me. But i thought this book was a well written book.As i was reading it i could barely put it don. I very much recommend people read it

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Jul 10, 2012 Caitlin rated it 5 of 5 stars

I read this when I was in New York a couple of years ago, and it's still one of the best books I've read. Despite being in a city I'd always wanted to visit, I couldn't put this book down. The disturbing nature of the book makes it truly unforgettable.

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Oct 04, 2011 Sarah Marie rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: favorites, realistic, ar-books, young-adult, books-not-in-a-series, best-villains, crazies

Sara's Face was an amazing book. I thought it was disturbing and twisted and beautiful all at the same time. I felt like I was actually reading about something that happened in real life and that was what made it so scary. I really enjoyed this book.

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Oct 26, 2011 Cassie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, suspense

Just found this again while weeding the YA stacks...

Delightfully creepy, compulsively readable, and shows how destructive body dysmorphia can be.

Jonathan Heat, the Michael Jackson-esque pop superstar, totally gives me the willies.

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Melvin Burgess is a British author of children's fiction. His first book, The Cry of the Wolf, was published in 1990. He gained a certain amount of notoriety in 1996 with the publication of Junk, which was published in the shadow of the film of Irvine Welsh's Trainspotting, and dealt with the trendy and controversial idea of heroin-addicted teenagers. Junk soon became, at least in Britain, one of...more

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