books by Lucy Grealy (beauty black seen)

books by Lucy Grealy

books:

11 reviews
Lucy Grealy

Bloomsbury USA, 2001

For Philosophers of the Felicific
Lucy Grealy is a woman saved by language. Her love of words and ideas infuse each of these engaging essays. Some are, indeed, more abstract than imagistic, and Grealy's greatest strength lies in her perceptions and explorations of the tangible world. However, each essay is thoughtful, intelligent, and, as suggested by the subtitle, PROVOKING of reflection. An interesting comparison is to the ...

Autobiography of a Face

95 reviews
Lucy Grealy

Harper Perennial, 2003

A beautiful child
I liked this book very much, it was hard to read about Lucy. I knew her when she was a beautiful little girl. She would come into the Spring Valley Library with her twin sister. One day I told her she had ink marks on her face and she told me that was for the radiation. She went to school with my kids but they never said anything unkind about her, and years later I saw her on the street, ...

Black Beauty

10 reviews
Anna Sewell

Signet Classics, 2002

A Really Great Book for Horselovers and Non-Horselovers
I give Black Beauty a really good review because this book is a really good book of courage, will to live, and horses. Anna Sewell is a really great author in my opinion and really makes Ginger, Black Beauty, Jerry Barker, and many other of the charectors likable.Grownups and children alike will enjoy this book, so don't think just because it's a kid's book you will not like it, because you will.