Autobiography of a Face vs The Brooklyn Follies: Which Should You Read?
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Autobiography of a Face
“KER-POW! I was knocked into the present, the unmistakable now, by Joni Friedman's head as it collided with the right side of my jaw.”
Lucy Grealy's ruthless self-examination, rich fantasy life, and great derring-do inform this powerful memoir about the premium we put on beauty and on a woman's face in particular. It took Lucy twenty years of living…
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The Brooklyn Follies
“I was looking for a quiet place to die.”
Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, estranged from his only daughter, the retired life insurance salesman seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Nathan finds his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood, working in a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Autobiography of a Face has the widest readership — 30475 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Autobiography of a Face | The Brooklyn Follies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (30475) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | 4.0 (45) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8) | 4.0 (45) |
Reception
| Autobiography of a Face | The Brooklyn Follies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30475 | 45 |
| Editions | 8 | 43 |
| Citations | — | 26 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 37221 | — |
| Reading it now | 559 | — |
| Written reviews | 2125 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 634 | 618 |
| Pages | 230 | 320 |