This Is Just My Face Summary

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“This Is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare,” is an expressive memoir by Gabourey Sidibe. In this article, the author narrates to us her journey to celebrity. She puts across the challenges she faced in her childhood, how she was brought up, her adulthood challenges, best moments in her career, and pricks in celebrity. Sidibe tries to portray herself as a fat black lady, who is not deterred by negativity but thrives on it.
The reading begins with her being celebrated during a Halloween night. This had followed after she won an award for the best actor in her first movie called Precious. Sidibe narrates how Lee Daniels directed her to the role of Precious in the movie. Interestingly, the production of the film sees her being published in the Vogue

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