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Making Faces Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Amy Harmon (Author), Rob Shapiro (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 15,187 ratings
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Ambrose Young was beautiful. He was tall and muscular, with hair that touched his shoulders and eyes that burned right through you. The kind of beautiful that graced the covers of romance novels, and Fern Taylor would know. She'd been reading them since she was 13. But maybe because he was so beautiful he was never someone Fern thought she could have...until he wasn't beautiful anymore.

Making Faces is the story of a small town where five young men go off to war, and only one comes back. It is the story of loss. Collective loss, individual loss, loss of beauty, loss of life, loss of identity. It is the tale of one girl's love for a broken boy and a wounded warrior's love for an unremarkable girl. This is a story of friendship that overcomes heartache, heroism that defies the common definitions, and a modern tale of Beauty and the Beast, where we discover that there is a little beauty and a little beast in all of us.

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  1. Listening Length
    10 hours and 10 minutes
  2. Author
    Amy Harmon
  3. Narrator
    Rob Shapiro
  4. Audible release date
    March 19, 2014
  5. Language
    English
  6. Publisher
    Tantor Audio
  7. ASIN
    B00ITZYZRM
  8. Version
    Unabridged
  9. Program Type
    Audiobook
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Listening Length 10 hours and 10 minutes
Author Amy Harmon
Narrator Rob Shapiro
Whispersync for Voice Ready
Audible.com Release Date March 19, 2014
Publisher Tantor Audio
Program Type Audiobook
Version Unabridged
Language English
ASIN B00ITZYZRM
Best Sellers Rank #144,883 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals)
#1,233 in Coming of Age Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)
#1,752 in War & Military Fiction
#6,799 in Coming of Age Fiction (Books)

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🌷What can I say that hasn't been said before about Amy Harmon? I'm sure I've mentioned that she is a master with words. I'm convinced I've told you she'll break your heart with her stories, only to make you stronger and more alive by then end. I'm positive I've expressed the fact that she understands the human spirit unlike any author I've ever read. Oh, and as I've likely remarked, she is so incredibly talented and writes SO MANY different genres.📚Well, this novel is no exception. In this beautiful coming-of-age story, the reader embarks on a moving journey that at times enrages, sometimes enlightens, and more often than not entrances. She is able to touch on difficult topics with grace and ease, never making the reader overly uncomfortable, but showing the boundless possibilities of leading with love.🔥Amy has allowed me to enjoy genres I would never normally pick up: romance (without the bawdy salacious overtones), fantasy (without an extreme suspension of disbelief), YA (without condescending implications), and mythology (without eye-rolling surrealism). To put it simply, she just gets it. She understands how to lure in her readers, how to create just the right amount of tension, and where to draw the line.♥️So, I want to thank you Amy, for sharing your amazing talent with us. We are ever so grateful and are certainly better for it♥️.
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Vanessa Booked Up
5.0 out of 5 stars Beyond 5 Stars
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2014
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Wow...just, WOW!!!!! Completely at a loss for words after reading such a BEAUTIFUL HEART WARMING story! 5 stars is just NOT ENOUGH!!! This is one of those books that only comes around once in a while that you just know you will never <I> ever </I> forget!! Even by the time I read it, there was a fair amount of hype surrounding it, and it still completely blew me away!!!

Ambrose and Fern have known each other for most of their lives. They grew up in the same small town together. Fern has been hopelessly in love with Ambrose for as long as she can remember. Ambrose is beautiful, strong, popular, and kind. And, unfortunately, he has never really noticed Fern. Fern is Ambrose's complete opposite. She is shy, awkward, and, God bless her, has to battle with freckles, braces, glasses, and a head full of red curly hair.

"If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?"

Until an unexpected turn of events does make Ambrose slightly take notice of Fern in a way that both angers and surprises him. But Ambrose has struggles of his own. He is always the one that people are depending on and looking to, to be strong. As the star wrestler in town, he constantly faces high expectations and even higher levels of pressure. In a desperate attempt for something more, for something to make sense, for something to fight for, he and his four best friends enlist to become soldiers.

Tragedy strikes, and the only one to return is Ambrose. But is it the Ambrose that everyone always knew and loved? The rumors are that he is completely disfigured, that he's blind, that he's deaf. One thing is certain, he is completely and utterly broken. He's dark and hateful and reclusive. He wants nothing to do with anything or anyone.

But Ambrose isn't the only one that's changed. It's years later and Fern isn't the awkward little ugly ducking that she once was. Now she's beautiful. But on the inside, she still suffers from "UGS" (ugly girl syndrome). But you know the old saying, the more things change, the more they stay the same...and it's true because Fern still looks at Ambrose and sees nothing but beauty.

"Everything has changed! You are beautiful, I am hideous, you don't need me anymore, but I sure as hell need you!" -Ambrose

This incredible book has so many themes, but above all, it's a story of perception, second chances, and, above all else, love and friendship. Fern has always seen nothing but beauty in Ambrose, and in his darkest hour, she fights to make him see that there is still something wonderful left in him. My heart completely broke for Ambrose so many times in this book. I felt his pain in my gut. He carries guilt and an insurmountable amount of self-loathing for the deaths of his four friends. And he is punishing himself endlessly because of it.

"Give me your mouth, Fern. Please. Make it all go away."

"No, Fern. I'm not ashamed to be seen with you. I'm ashamed to be seen"

Ok, I know what you're thinking right about now....that this book sounds great but uber emotional right? Wrong!! Well, right and wrong. It's also hilarious as hell!!! Fern is gorgeous now, yeah, but she's still awkward and dorky and her character had me laughing my ass off repeatedly!!! Even once Ambrose takes some serious interest in her, she's still acting like a fan-girl with a crush towards him. I shook my head at her numerous times, but it was adorably sweet. And then there is Bailey....OH MY GOD, Bailey!!!! Seriously my favorite secondary character EVER!!!!!!!!! I loved him just as much as Fern and Ambrose. He is Fern's cousin, who battles muscular dystrophy, but is also the son of the wrestling coach. He's almost as big of a fan of Ambrose's as Fern is and together, they work to get him out of his slump. I loved his spirit and he had me laughing to the point of tears as well! And finally, Rita is Fern's best friend who Bailey has always been in love with. She is tall, blonde, and gorgeous. He loves and protects her from afar, while he wishes he could be with her.

"Everybody is a main character to someone."

Once I started reading this book I could not but it down! It completely captivated me and kept me totally riveted until the last page....which came at 2 AM...but that is neither here nor there and I would TOTALLY do it again! The writing is flawlessly beautiful and the character development was superb. This story was also completely different that anything that I have read recently. Unique. Profound. Powerful!

It will draw emotion after emotion out of you and pose so many important questions.

"How did you know I needed you?
Because I needed you too."

This was definitely one of the top 5 best books that I have read all year..maybe ever! It's one of those books that everyone should read. By the end of the book, tears were streaming down my face and I was overwhelmed with emotion. I loved it completely.... yep, not one single complaint!

OMG, and the ending.....perfection! Nothing else needs to be said!
I will definitely be reading more from this brilliant author!
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TaesGirl
5.0 out of 5 stars JUST. BEAUTIFUL.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2013
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FIVE++ STARS!!

"If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?
Does he make the legs that cannot walk and eyes that cannot see?
Does he curl the hair upon my head `til it rebels in wild defiance?
Does he close the ears of the deaf man to make him more reliant?"

I need a moment to catch my breath.
This story was absolutely beautiful.
Just. Beautiful.
Easily one of the best reads of the year.

My heart is in complete euphoria after all the emotions it went through. I ached, I loved, I smiled, I cried and after I read the words The End I felt...alive. No matter what curveballs life throws at you, you always have to believe that there is "a bigger purpose, a bigger picture that we only can contribute a very small piece to."

"Is the way I look coincidence or just a twist of fate?
If he made me this way, is it okay, to blame him for the things I hate?
For the flaws that seem to worsen every time I see a mirror,
For the ugliness I see in me, for the loathing and the fear."

Fern
I absolutely love Fern. She's one of the sweetest, most loyal, & most genuine heroines you'll ever encounter. I cannot find one single mean thing to say about her. She's not the prettiest girl and is often overlooked; almost like a wallflower. She's so loving and loyal to her best friend, Bailey. The way she takes care of him, it makes her shine so brightly. When she loves someone, it's real and it's lasting. Bailey is a testament to that. As for Ambrose Young, well she's loved him since they were young and he helped bury a spider (Yes, I admit, I cried at this part, too, and I'm not ashamed :) It didn't matter if he was the best looking guy, or if his face was damaged beyond repair - she just loved...him.

Ambrose
Gorgeous, quiet, popular, yet reserved. He's the star of the high school wrestling team. He's far from cocky, and he is extremely smart. He's got a full scholarship to Penn State after he graduates, but he wants a break from the pressures of being who he is. After the events of 9/11, he decides to join the Army and convinces his four closest friends to join with him. But when the time comes and the town is preparing for the return of the five boys, only Ambrose comes back alive - scarred and forever changed. He shuns any attention, only wanting to hide and be left alone. However, when he accidently runs into Fern, he's left with mixed emotions. Gone is the awkward girl with glasses and untamed flaming red hair. In her place is a girl who's unassumingly pretty. She turns his world upside down, especially when it becomes apparent that she doesn't care about his scarred face.

Bailey
Oh Bailey, I don't know how adequately describe how I feel about you. Life throws you a BIG curveball and no matter how many times you fall, your positive outlook in life is the stuff inspirations are made of. You make me want to live life to the fullest & be thankful for everything positive thing in my life. You are kind, loyal, loving & and your friendship with your cousin, Fern, is one of the strongest bonds I've ever read. You made me cry, both happy and sad tears, which as I type these words are threatening to spill again. I love you, Bailey. You are a true Hero in my book.

"Does he sculpt us for his pleasure, for a reason I can't see?
If God makes all our faces, did he laugh when he made me?"

Just like Amy Harmon's Running Barefoot, this story is utterly beautiful & perfectly written. It doesn't have steam, but I couldn't care less. The story is perfect just the way it is. I love all the relationships happening in the story. Fern & Bailey, Ambrose & his teammates - they were all so heartbreakingly real and emotional. And let's not forget the relationship between Fern & Ambrose. These two broken characters are so different, but are so alike; together they are sweet and so beautiful. I couldn't put their story down. I was so sad when it was all over and will definitely be reading this again. Highly, HIGHLY recommend.

FAVORITE QUOTES

Fern had been reading romance since she was thirteen years old. She had fallen in love with Gilbert Blythe from "Anne of Green Gables" and was hungry to fall in love like that over and over again. (Ummm...this made me smile like a loon because I am EXACTLY the same way. I love Gilbert Blythe!)

"You are still beautiful," Fern said softly, her face turned to his. He was quiet for a moment, be he didn't pull away or groan or deny what she'd said.
"I think that statement is more a reflection of your beauty than mine"

He was a jock with a poet's soul, and the heroes in Fern's novels had nothing on him. Nothing.

"Ambrose Young! I have waited my whole life for you to want me. If you don't hold me tight I won't believe you mean it, and that's worse than never being held at all. You'd better make me believe you mean it, Ambrose, or you will most definitely break me."
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coyotej
4.0 out of 5 stars beautiful and meaningful story
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2024
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Late teen to adult. This was a story that could have happened, a coming-of-age story. The main characters go through so much, have big hearts, and learn from it all.
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Leyendo Forever
5.0 out of 5 stars WOW!
Reviewed in Mexico on July 9, 2021
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5🍭🍭🍭🍭🍭
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🇲🇽 Este libro me hizo sentir un collage de emociones. Con cada personaje y cada vivencia experimenté sensaciones y el mensaje del libro es MUY bonito.

Es de esos libros a los cuales hay que entrarle sin más información, pero habla de los tipos de belleza, de cómo las percibimos y de aprovechas cada oportunidad que se nos da, valorando lo que tenemos y lo que podemos lograr.

Fern es una mujer especial. Su ternura, su forma de querer, su corazón. Todo en Ella es inspirador. No se percibe como bonita en un inicio en la vida, pero después de convierte en bonita y lo que refuerza su belleza es su corazón.

Ambrose es la metáfora de cómo pensamos. Físicamente tenía todo antes de la guerra. La forma en la que percibía a las personas se reducía al físico, aunque siempre fue alguien sensible y de buen corazón. Cuando todo en su vida se transforma, descubre que la mejor forma de vivir es viendo la belleza en todas sus manifestaciones.

Fern y Ambrose me encantaron y su epílogo más. Este libro hace reír, llorar y percibir la vida un poquito diferente.

🇺🇸 What a book! It provided me a journey full of emotions and it was impossible to not feel a thing towards every character and every experience they get.

This is one of those stories that need to be read without reading hints, but it’s about beauty, how do we perceived it, we can we find it and the opportunities that life provides.

Fern is a very special character. She has the most stunning heart ever and even though at some point in her teens is not perceived as “beautiful”, this changes with time. But her heart, and her way of caring about others remains the same. This only makes her more beautiful.

Ambrose is a metaphor of how we are as humans and how we view life. He’s a guy that physically had it all. Amazing sport ability, gorgeous face and body and he was a nice enough guy. Good friend, considerate but beauty and girls were important according to their faces and bodies. (Normal teenager though). But everything changed after the war, we’re having faces loss in more than one way.

Fern and Ambrose are amazing and I loved their epilogue. Their story is definitely a MUST read.
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Natalja Warkentin
5.0 out of 5 stars Mein Herz…..
Reviewed in Germany on March 24, 2024
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OMG… mein Herz, das ist fast explodiert vor lauter Gefühlen.
Dieses Buch ist einfach ein Schatz voller Worte.

So tiefgründig, So voller Liebe, Hoffnung und Glaube aber auch Hass, Neid und Leid.

Was für eine wunderschöne Geschichte, was für wunderschöne Charaktere.
Hach ich bin einfach nur zerflossen in eine Pfütze 🥹
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Nikita Parikh (Literary Odyssey)
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!!!!
Reviewed in India on April 30, 2020
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This book is just as raw and real as it can get! I am at a loss on what I should tell you or what should I write as a review! I've cried, I have laughed, I have swooned and I have swore throughout the book.
This is one of the few books that has left me speechless and utterly stunt to articulate into words the depth of emotions I have experienced throughout the story. There were so many insights that makes you reflect into your life. Some just leave you tongue-tied and breathless.
Each character starring into the book has played a perfect and important role and I've been so numb since I have completed this book (In a good way). This is one of the few books that was difficult for me to go through in one setting! It took me two days to finish the book - of course with a box of tissues and chocolate so that I could go on reading.
Fern, Ambrose, Bailey, Jesse, Grant, Paulie, Beans each of them were absolute perfection in their own way but if I had to pick one character I would definitely and absolutely go with Bailey. This book has been an absolute book hangover for me and possibly my top 5 favorite book of ALL TIME!
The story has this depth and wisdom that it gives its readers that will make you introspect! Each character had its flaw and their imperfection but that's what makes the story more appealing. The love that Fern had for each other goes beyond superficial outer appearance and I was floored by the LOVE they had for each other!
Overall THIS BOOK IS A MUST READ FOR ALL!!!
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annaes
5.0 out of 5 stars BEAUTIFUL, MOVING, FUNNY, ONE OF THE BEST STORIES I HAVE READ
Reviewed in Spain on June 25, 2019
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It was the fist book I ever read from of Amy Harmon, which was followed by many others. Amy Harmon has a special sensitivity that translates into her writing, in all her books, and that makes them unique. Making Faces is about beauty. The loss of external beauty, and the discovery of inner beauty. It's a beautiful book, moving, funny. One of the best stories I have ever read...and the first by Amy Harmon, which was followed by all her other books. Highly recommendable.
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Susi
5.0 out of 5 stars Bookish Advisor review
Reviewed in Italy on December 4, 2017
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Amy Harmon si conferma ancora una volta la mia autrice Romance preferita – anche se ricondurre i suoi romanzi in questa categoria risulta eccessivamente riduttivo. Lei è in assoluto l'unica autrice che riesce ad incantarmi dalla prima parola fino all'ultima dell'epilogo, lei è quell'autrice che riconferma ad ogni nuovo libro di essere un'autrice nel senso stretto del termine. Se volete leggere qualcosa che parli al cuore e possa emozionarvi fatevi un favore e prendete in mano Seil il mio sole anche di notte, Making Faces di Amy Harmon.

Questa è la storia di una giovane ragazza che non è bellissima, che riesce a mescolarsi tra la folla senza essere notata, una ragazzina che riconosce i suoi pregi e i suoi difetti. Fern è una ragazza che sa riconoscere la bellezza delle persone, la bellezza delle loro anime. Una ragazza che ha fatto della sua missione di vita il prendersi cura delle persone che ama.

Ambrose è l'eroe della città, il campione sportivo che è riuscito a conquistare una prestigiosa borsa di studio, bello come il sole, dall'animo gentile e dal cuore pieno di coraggio e altruismo. Un ragazzo che cerca una scopo più prestigioso nella sua vita rispetto alle aspettative che gli altri hanno riposto in lui.

Cosa potrebbero mai avere in comune due ragazzi all'apparenza così diversi l'una dall'altro? Come potrebbero mai riuscire ad incrociarsi due ragazzi dalle vite così diverse? Ma, in un mondo dove non si conoscono tutti i perché, la fede è nel credere che le vie del Signore sono infinite e che le persone di cui abbiamo bisogno sono quelle che inaspettatamente arrivano da noi. In un mondo dove il male non è rappresentato solo dalla guerra e dalla devastazione, in un mondo dove l'accettazione, la gioia di vivere e la speranza non sono mere chimere Ambrose e Fern riusciranno a trovare un punto di approccio, un amore così puro che li porterà a dubitare delle proprie emozioni.

È davvero difficile parlarvi di questo libro senza rivelare troppo ma questo è in assoluto uno dei libri più belli della Harmon e riuscire a fargli giustizia sembra un'impresa quasi impossibile. Questo accade perché le parole della Harmon sono pura poesia su carta, sanno riuscire a parlare di sentimenti in un modo che questi risultano più veri della vita che viviamo tutti i giorni, sono la dimostrazione che le emozioni sono la vera forza che domina il mondo. Ambrose e Fern diventano parte integrante del lettore che viene trasportato tra le pagine con una passione mai vista prima, tanto che quasi ha paura di arrivare all'epilogo perché non sa come dire addio ai personaggi che gli hanno insegnato così tanto, che lo hanno toccato così profondamente e cambiato per sempre.

Sei il mio sole anche di notte è la storia di due ragazzi che trovano l'amore nel momento del bisogno, è la storia di due ragazzi che si affacciano a vivere la loro vita da adulti senza capire bene come fare, se non con la forza di rendere fieri di loro le persone che hanno amato e che sono stati per loro, fino ad allora, le loro rocce ed ancore di salvezza.

Questa è una storia dura, dolorosa e che colpisce al cuore il lettore e lo commuove a più riprese. Sei il mio sole anche di notte è una storia che insegna ad non arrendersi e lottare per i propri sogni e per le persone che amiamo.

La Harmon ha creato un gioiello della letteratura, una storia che racconta molto di più di quello che promette nella sinossi, è una storia che tocca l'animo delle persone e che promette loro che il futuro e la felicità sono a portata di tutte le persone che hanno il coraggio di osare per avverare i propri sogni.

Questo è un libro che parla di speranza, accettazione, della bellezza interiore delle persone e di quanta importanza possa avere avere la forza in se stessi per continuare a camminare a testa alta e accettare l'amore che pensiamo di non meritare.

Sei il mio sole anche di notte è un romanzo che rileggerei senza mai stancarmi, un romance che è non è solo un romance ma la storia di una vita ricca di amore.

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