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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

hannahmdiaz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

bookishbeccahale's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective slow-paced

3.5

dvaught's review against another edition

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5.0

Raw and real. Really enjoyed this read.

raf08's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

I wanted to heal her damage, her isolation. That is, until a therapist a few years ago asked me, “Why are you trying to heal her? I think she was pretty tough. She survived.”

My journey was like a war movie, where at the end, the hero has been bruised and bloodied, traumatized from witnessing untold amounts of death and destruction, and so damaged that she cannot go back to being the same woman who went to war.

The question still echoes, how did I claw my way out? There is no out. Every painful memory, every mentor, every friend and foe served as a chisel, a leap pad that has shaped “ME!” The imperfect but blessed sculpture that is Viola is still growing and still being chiseled. My elixir? I’m no longer ashamed of me.

annarugis's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Inspire to embrace own identity, overcome adversity, and pursue dreams with resilience and determination

joshs827's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

heatherhayes's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

nataliamar's review against another edition

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3.0

Não conhecia nada da história da Viola, nem mesmo que ela tinha EGOT. Só fui a conhecer quando ela começou “How to get away with murder” e ela já tinha passado por bastante coisa até chegar ali.
É uma história de vida muito pesada e difícil que, no caso dela, deu certo. Faz refletir bastante sobre quantas pessoas não vivem nas condições dela e da família e continuam vivendo isso até o fim das vidas. Faz refletir sobre nossos privilégios e o quanto as coisas são fáceis para a gente, mesmo com todas as dificuldades. Ela é uma pessoa incrível, forte, determinada, confiante e bastante pé no chão.
A minha nota 3 é por conta do livro mesmo. Achei a escrita bastante ruim e faltou edição em vários momentos. Ela conta a mesma coisa várias vezes, a narrativa não é muito linear e as vezes eu não entendia o que estava escrito. Cheguei a pensar que fosse a tradução, mas vi críticas à escrita de pessoas que leram o livro em inglês.
Dessa maneira, talvez assistir a entrevista que ela deu na Oprah pode causar o mesmo impacto e reflexão sem precisar passar por essa escrita penosa.

ebraam's review against another edition

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5.0

What an opening line!

marwamg's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75


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