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This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

Gabourey Sidibe

Start date: April 1, 2020

Finish date: April 30, 2020

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This Is Just My Face Try Not to Stare by Gabourey Sidibe
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Oct 01, 2017 Barbara rated it really liked it

Gabourey Sidibe

Gabourey Sidibe (Gabby) is an American actress who starred in the film 'Precious', co-starred in several seasons of the television series 'American Horror Story', and co-stars in the musical drama series 'Empire.'

Gabourey Sidibe in Precious

Gabourey Sidibe in American Horror Story

Gabourey Sidibe in Empire (with Jussie Smollett)

Gabby was a struggling young woman trying to make ends meet when she was offered the starring role in the 2009 movie 'Precious.' And the rest is history! G ...more

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Feb 01, 2018 Raymond rated it really liked it

Sidibe's book is very good. This book is her memoir about her life before and after she became famous. I highly recommend it if you are looking for an interesting and funny book to read. I read the actual book, however, I wish I had read the audiobook version just to hear her say her asides and other remarks. Can't wait to see how the rest of her career will turn out. I hope she writes more books. ...more

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May 22, 2018 Martha rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: non-fiction, bipoc-authors-black, read-2018, read-women-18, 2018-yorwoc, netgalley

An interesting and witty memoir from the star of the award-winning film 'Precious'. I enjoyed Sidibie's conversational style and thought the book got a lot more interesting in the second half where she talked a lot more about how she'd come to be an actress and how this impacted her life, her confidence and her perception of her own body.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for providing me with an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review ...more

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