This is just my face : try not to stare

';Gabourey Sidibe's delightful memoir offers a memorable look into what happens when a black girl's dreams come true, from the inside out. Sidibe is fearless, incredibly funny, and gorgeously open. What she offers of herself in these pages is a gift.'Roxane Gay InThis Is Just My Face,Gabourey Sidibethe ';gives-zero-effs queen of Hollywood AND perceptive best friend in your head' (Lena Dunham)paints her unconventional rise to fame with full-throttle honesty. Sidibetells engrossing,inspiringstories abouther Bed-Stuy/Harlem/Senegalese family life with a polygamous fatherand a gifted mother who supports her two children by singing in the subway, herfirst job as a phone sex ';talker,' and her Oscar-nominated role in Lee Daniels's Precious. Sidibe's memoirhits hard withself-knowingdispatchesonfriendship, celebrity, weight, haters, fashion, race, and depression (';Sidibe's heartfelt exploration of insecurity . . . makes us love her' O Magazine). Irreverent, hilarious, and untraditional,This Is Just My Facewill resonate with anyone who has ever felt different, and with anyone who has ever felt inspired to make a dream come true. ';This memoir [is] a book you will want to give your daughter.' New York Times ';Sidibe's hilarious Twitter account is no flukethe Empire actress's memoir about growing up in New York City and finding unexpected fame in Hollywood is sharp, witty, and wonderfully substantive.'Entertainment Weekly