This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare

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"This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare" is a candid, humorous memoir by actress Gabourey Sidibe that explores her life, career, and experiences with fame, body image, and identity.

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instanceOf book
aboutIndustry film industry
television industry
aboutWorkOfAuthor Precious NERFINISHED
author Gabourey Sidibe NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
features essays
personal anecdotes
focusesOnPeriod Sidibe's childhood
Sidibe's early career
post-Precious fame
genre autobiography
humor
memoir
hasTheme body positivity
class and economic struggle
race and representation
resilience
self-acceptance
language English
mainCharacter Gabourey Sidibe NERFINISHED
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
narrativePerspective first person
notableFor discussion of body positivity
honest depiction of fame
portrayal of a Black woman in Hollywood
publicationYear 2017
publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt NERFINISHED
setting Los Angeles
New York City
subject Gabourey Sidibe NERFINISHED
Hollywood NERFINISHED
body image
celebrity culture
fame
family relationships
identity
mental health
race
targetAudience adult readers
tone candid
confessional
humorous

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Gabourey Sidibe hasAutobiography This Is Just My Face: Try Not to Stare