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    <body><![CDATA[It feels odd to say that I enjoyed reading this memoir, mostly because of Grealy’s topic, Ewing’s Sarcoma. How does one enjoy reading a book about a 9 year old’s struggle with cancer and the subsequent emotional and physical damages she would suffer afterwards? I did however, enjoy Lucy’s fluid and descriptive writing. At times, her writing did seen overdone, but I didn’t think that she over dramatized any particular aspect of her life.<br/>more at:<br/><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://thenovelworld.com/2008/07/23/autobiography-of-a-face-review/" title="http://thenovelworld.com/2008/07/23/autobiography-of-a-face-review/">http://thenovelworld.com/2008/07/23/auto...</a>]]></body>
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