Review: "Face" by Benjamin Zephaniah Hi! Next Wednesday I have an oral test in which I'll be asked to talk about some novels which we were supposed to have read through last year. As I hadn't read them, I've been trying to read them all last week (shame on me), and here I am to make a review of one of them to make sure I can remember some of the things I've read. The novel was 'Face', by Benjamin Zephaniah. The novel is about a good-looking, 16-year-old guy who gets involved in a car crash along with some other friends. He survives the crash, but as he is still unconscious, trapped inside the car, it catches fire and Martin (that's the guy), gets burnt. Fortunately, his body in general gets no more than a few scratches, but his face gets severely burnt to an irreversible point. He is taken to the hospital, where his injuries are taken care of, and after some time he even undergoes plastic surgery to improve the aspect of his face, but it never goes back to what it used to be. The novel then goes about how the relationship between Martin and his friends, girlfriend and family changes after the accident. I liked the novel, although I think it could've been better. The descrption of the burnts was really well-written, I could almost see myself touching Martin's face. I give it some points for that. However, most characters lacked depth. I know they were teenagers, but still. No need to make them so stereotyped. I didn't conect with them. I hope this wasn't boring!