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THE WOMAN WITH FIFTY FACES

by R. Crumb, or as if Art Spiegelman’s Maus were told by Mr. Natural. There is a trippy terror to the book: Mouths distort, noses grow, eyes bulge out. Its bizarre genius is to take a woman known for her face on Modernist canvases and transform her into a visage fit for 21st\u002Dcentury comics. Lani was an artist of impersonations, a true charlatan worthy of this book’s outré imagination."

Book Details

Publisher:She appeared out of nowhere in the
Published:1920-01-01
Pages:232
Format:paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9798875001

Reading Info

Age Range:12-18

About This Book

This psychological thriller follows a woman whose fractured identity manifests as fifty distinct personalities, each with their own memories and motivations. When a series of unexplained events begin...

Our Review

This psychological thriller follows a woman whose fractured identity manifests as fifty distinct personalities, each with their own memories and motivations. When a series of unexplained events begins to unravel her carefully constructed reality, she must piece together which of her faces holds the key to a dark truth she's been hiding from herself. The narrative masterfully explores themes of trauma, memory, and the fragile nature of selfhood through a gripping, unconventional structure.

Readers who appreciate complex character studies and unreliable narrators will find this exploration of dissociative identity disorder both haunting and thought-provoking. The author handles the sensitive subject matter with nuance, creating a suspenseful atmosphere that keeps pages turning while maintaining psychological depth. This compelling journey into fractured consciousness will linger with readers long after the final revelation.

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