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Finding Me by Viola Davis

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4.5

This is a beautiful book. Viola Davis has been one of my favorite actresses for many years and when I heard about her book and the praise it was getting I knew I had to give it a try. The book is beautiful and sad and moving. Her writing so deeply has her voice behind it. Her life and the stories are so clear you can picture every moment. 
I have so much respect for her and her drive. I would love to just sit with her and continue to hear her life’s stories. She deserves all the praise she is getting and I hope she realizes the power she has brought to women (especially black women) by telling her story. 

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5.0

A beatiful book into the life of a great woman whose talent only seems to amaze everyone around her. Reading this book cemented to me that VIOLA DAVIS IS THE CINEMATIC INDUSTRY!!

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3.5

Davis has lived a life full of good and bad times, torture and fame, love and grief. While reading, I consistently found myself wanting more — details, anecdotes, snapshots of the past. What has been written is engaging, entertaining, and at times even inspiring but I still wished for more. Davis’ role as Annalise Keating is one of my absolute favorite television roles and I would read two more books this length about her life, her time on different sets, and the people she’s worked with who she came to love and respect. 

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3.75

Oof. Viola Davis is one tough lady. This whole book should come with a giant trigger warning.

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krystalandherkindle's review

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5.0

I don’t know why it took me this long to read Finding Me. It was truly amazing!! I purchased the Kindle and Audible version and hearing Viola Davis read her story in her own words just enhanced the story even more. Hearing the rawness, anger, heart break, joy, love, etc. from her…I have no words.

Viola Davis is one of my favorite actresses and she is an amazing role model. We often see celebrities as gorgeous, rich, famous, etc. but we forget that they are human too. To hear and read about her childhood and experiences broke my heart- I even cried in one chapter. To see what she had to go through to get where she is now and what she had to overcome…she is truly a strong and powerful woman and reading her story made me realize why I love her so much.

This was an AMAZING memoir and I’d recommend it to anyone. 

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