This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

The Oscar-nominated Precious star and Empire actress delivers a much-awaited memoir—wise, complex, smart, funny—a version of the American experience different from anything we’ve read Gabourey Sidibe—“Gabby” to her legion of fans—skyrocketed to international fame in 2009 when she played the leading role in Lee Daniels’s acclaimed movie Precious. In This Is Just My Face, she shares a one-of-a-kind life story in a voice as fresh and challenging as many of the unique characters she’s played onscreen. With full-throttle honesty, Sidibe paints her Bed-Stuy/Harlem family life with a polygamous father and a gifted mother who supports her two children by singing in the subway. Irreverent, hilarious, and untraditional, This Is Just My Face will resonate with anyone who has ever felt different, and with anyone who has ever felt inspired to make a dream come true. . Sidibe tells the engrossing, inspiring story of her first job as a phone sex “talker.” And she shares her unconventional (of course!) rise to fame as a movie star, alongside “a superstar cast of rich people who lived in mansions and had their own private islands and amazing careers while I lived in my

Excellent Written Honest book I am a 72 yr old white lady. I loved Gabourey story. She keeps it real. She helped me deal with some of my own issues. A good read. Would love to see her in alot more movies. She's an excellent actress. She's real pretty, too.. "I love this very honest story" according to Christa. Guys, this book was wonderful! I bought the kindle version with Gabourey narrating and I literally spent my entire day off listening to it. I finished in one day while walking, cleaning, eating, cooking, bathing and then just chilling. It was THAT good that I wasn't willing to stop for . Love it! A book you really don't want to Love it! A book you really don't want to put down. I purchased because I'm a fan and wanted to know more about this talented Woman. I love how she talks about her family's history, very intriguing. I resonated with many of the stories she tells so very well. I also really love that the

To read her book is to love her even more. It is bold, brave, on-your-front-foot writing. And we love her for it." —HelloGiggles, "7 Celebrity Memoirs We Can't Wait to Read This Year" “A funny, smart memoir.” —Nylon, "50 Books We Can’t Wait To Read In 2017" “Unflinchingly honest.” —Bustle, "9 Books By Celebrity Women Being Released in 2017 To Add To Your TBR" “Gabourey Sidibe has a knack for speaking her mind in ways both touching and hilarious.” —Cosmopolitan, "10 Books You Need to Read in 2017" "Sidibe