PositiveThe Telegraph (UK)The deductions Bound-Alberti makes from the archaeological and historical record can be dubious ... Around halfway through The Face, by which point Bound-Alberti has covered portraiture, photography and mirrors, it becomes clear that the \'cultural history\' format may not be the ideal vehicle for the story she has to tell ... This podcast-style art history doesn’t make for a lively read so much as hint at subtleties glossed over ... When the scene shifts to the 21st century, however, The Face hits its stride ... On page after page, Bound-Alberti reveals the extent of our present-day fixation on faces and compulsion to mess with them. The live questions in this book, in other words, are ethical rather than cultural ... A deeper intuition about human interaction shows through the \'facehood\' narrative.
