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Making a Scene by Constance Wu

9 reviews

zombiezami's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

3.75

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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emotional informative lighthearted fast-paced

3.5

This book was nothing at all what I anticipated. That being said, its definitely a very raw read. Wu addresses her issues she faced becoming an actress, & her issues with her relationships later in life. A little dry at times, but still pretty good.

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l1brarygirl's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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reflective medium-paced

3.5

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emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This is the first book I finished all the way through... with my ears.
And I loved it! Constance Wu shined with the narration of the book, and I swear I could hear her tear up during a certain part. It felt so authentic and unapologetically her.

The one thing I'd tell anyone before reading is that this book is not put in chronological order, and is quite literally a collection of essays. One moment there's an extremely candid chapter about her time in Hollywood, to bubbly childhood memories. If you do decide to check this out, listen to it! You won't regret it.

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thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

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inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I went in to this thinking it was a memoir, and it's not really—it's a collection of personal essays. They bounce around in time and theme, so don't be like me and expect a memoir when reading this!

That being said, these essays are deeply personal and honest. I didn't know much about Constance Wu, beyond having seen her in Crazy Rich Asians (I haven't watched Fresh Off the Boat...), but this book made me admire her and empathize with her. She doesn't hide her flaws or her strengths. She's funny and humorous but is serious when the topic needs it.

One story that stuck with me was about when she was a kid and she wrote something for a class that she was proud of. Her teacher thought it was so good that there was no way she could have written it and accused her of plagiarism...and then proceeded to embarrass her in front of her other teachers (and no one sticks up for her)...honestly it was so heartbreaking, and how it stayed with her and affected her love of writing...you should read the book for the rest of the story, but I'm very glad that Constance got to write this book.

Anyways, an excellent nonfiction read! The author narrates the audio, so I would definitely recommend that route.

Thanks to Libro.fm, Simon & Schuster Audio, and the author for my ALC.

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hnagarne's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition

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dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

An interesting insight into Constance Wu's life from childhood to the recent horrific bullying that lead to her abandoning social media and almost cost her her life.

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4.0

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