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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

105 reviews

roshma's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0


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heisiiri's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.75

Viola Davis is exactly the kind of person who should be writing a memoir, and she executed it amazingly. That's it, that's the review. 

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anastasia_raf's review against another edition

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4.0

I don't think you can "rate" a person's life, so I'm just rating the pacing, the writing and the overall composition of the book.
I kept reading and reading and often wondered how did she kept on going? I know What kept her going, but still...how was that enough? A lot of her experiences brought me to tears, terrified me, and made me think of how lucky I am and how much protection, opportunity and "luck" White privilege provides.
Viola Davis is an incredible actor and so very talented in so many fields.
There were a lot of quotes from this memoir that stuck with me.
Here's one of them: "stop making love to something that's killing you."

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hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

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5.0


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readandfindout's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced

4.5

Style/writing: 4.5 stars
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars

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eni_iilorak's review against another edition

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5.0

This is not a typical celebrity memoir. It's a story about survival and finding a voice.

Listen to the audiobook! It is outstanding, and hearing the story told in Viola Davis' own, expressive voice adds a lot to the book.

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melindajune92's review against another edition

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5.0


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sannesbooks's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75


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amgarrido's review against another edition

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dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0


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lizziaha's review against another edition

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4.0


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