Review Faceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic questions and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and appearance. I'm sure I'll reread it many times, as I do with my favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel, and Alyssa Sheinmel's writing is so true, her characters so real, that they live on long after the last page is turned. -- New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice[Sheinmel's] depiction of a disfigured adolescent girl,already searching for herself and now suddenly forced to accept this newenormity, is compelling...absorbing. -- Kirkus Reviews Fascinating... Maisie's struggle is certainly one that not many teens will have to face, but teens will identify with her struggle to accept that her old life is gone forever.  The anger and grief that she feels is palpable and vividly expressed.  Fans of R. J.Palacio's Wonder will also enjoy thisbook and relate to its similar theme about how phpalpableysical appearance does notdefine who you really are. -- VOYAA fascinating human portrait of a unique medical procedure,this work paints a complex picture of a young life impacted by a mammoth change. Maisie is a deeply sympathetic and human character despite the outrageous circumstances....Give this to fans of Trisha Leaver's The Secrets We Keep and other readersready for an all-too-gritty piece of realistic fiction. -- School Library JournalCompelling...Maisie's emotional torment is authentically conveyed. -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksSheinmel's prose is accessible to a wide range of readers who, for whatever reason, find themselves struggling with differences.  A touching reminder that real change is rarely skin deep. -- Booklist Online"Faceless is gorgeous and wrenching, full of gigantic questions and even more gigantic answers about love, identity and appearance. I'm sure I'll reread it many times, as I do with my favorites. It is a vivid, compelling, beautiful, immediate novel, and Alyssa Sheinmel's writing is so true, her characters so real, that they live on long after the last page is turned." -- New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice Read more About the Author Alyssa Sheinmel is the bestselling author of several novels for young adults including A Danger to Herself and Others and R.I.P. Eliza Hart.  She is the co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Haunting of Sunshine Girl.  Follow Alyssa on Instagram @alyssasheinmel and Twitter @AlyssaSheinmel, or visit her online at alyssasheinmel.com. Read more Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. If Chirag were here, he'd probably make a meticulous list of pros and cons, as though there is a correct and incorrect answer, like this decision is as straightforward as a math problem.I bite my chapped lips and try to imagine the answer we'd find at the end of his list.Surely we'd conclude that spending the rest of my life with someone else's face is better than spending it with no face at all.So I tell them yes. Read more
N**U
UK version
Make sure you have tissues at the ready for this emotional heartwarming read. What happens is tragic, and there's lots of detail about Maisie's feelings. There's anger, hurt, frustration and acceptance, not necessarily in that order and it takes both family, friends, and medical staff to help Maisie deal with her new self. She reacts impulsively over a few issues, and then has to sort out the resulting mess. It made me feel grateful for what I have, even though my body is fairly useless; at least I can taste and smell things which Maisie can't. Imagining losing those two senses is impossible, but Maisie's difficulties convey what that is like. Set aside a few hours to read this!I received a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review on my blog Nayu's Reading Corner [...]
M**N
A great book for all ages!!!
I loved Faceless because I felt connected to Maisie from the very beginning of the book and I fell in love with her and the other characters along the way. The beginning of the book, in my opinion, was a little slow but toward the middle of the book was when I fell in love with it and I honestly didn't want to put it down after that. The author did an amazing job really showing how Maisie felt and giving a lot of detail, not too much and not too little either. There was a lot of twist and turns in the book that made me laugh, cry and throw my book on the ground out of anger and I loved going through all that emotion; it made me feel more connected. I strongly recommend you to read this book; it's good for all ages, no cussing and no inappropriate terms.
Q**3
Very good book.
My daughter haaaaad to have this book. They were reading it in class and she said they were moving way to slow for her. She had to know more!!!! She said it’s so good. I’m going to read it after she’s done.
K**R
Extraordinarily down to earth, tho painful journey
We don't always respond to a crises the way we think we would until it happens to us. I felt the author truly had "walked the walk" and this couldn't possibly be a work of fiction. Well done Alyssa Scheinmel. I'm sure you met some extraordinary people during your research for this novel!
C**K
my 13 yr old read this and loved it! insisted she have her own copy for ...
my 13 yr old read this and loved it! insisted she have her own copy for home. I highly recommend for any young teen reader that enjoys biography/biographical fiction
M**K
Faceless is jaw dropping
I love this book first I would say that if there is any book I like to see as a movie this is the book but I would love for the author to add a chapter about her life five years later but overall this book was awesome its also inspiring, jaw dropping it also teaches a lesson that "no matter what happens to you in life that you have to stay strong and believe in yourself and be with the people that love you "
R**C
... high school library - I'm sure the kids will enjoy!
Purchased for a high school library - I'm sure the kids will enjoy!
D**E
Very mature content
Very vivid. Make sure your kids can handle
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