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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
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emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
The title is so wildly accurate for the point of this book. Davis walks the reader through stories from her life that both chart the growth of her career as well as her personal growth and advocacy for equitable gender representation in media. Davis' experiences of sexual harassment and misogyny in the entertainment industry are simultaneously heart-breaking yet unsurprising. But seeing her evolution from a "polite" young woman to a game-changing voice as she breaks free from her gendered socialization to speak up and speak out for herself and others is affirming and inspiring. Davis' blunt discussion of gendered age discrimination after turning 40 and her positioning of Susan Sarandon as her self-advocacy role model were two highlights that I thoroughly enjoyed. This memoir expertly walks the line between instituting and upholding strong boundaries around the author's personal life while boldly calling out garbage men whose abhorrent past actions deserve public scrutiny.
It was fine. 2.5 stars. I found her writing to not be linear and idk if she's really as wild or interesting as she thinks. Still a fan though
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Not as deep as i had hoped.
What an icon. Some of this was v relatable as someone who also grew up shy and tall. Made me wanna take up archery
I went into this book with little to no expectations, except that I wanted to learn more about Geena I guess, and I really enjoyed reading it.
For the most part celebrity biographies/autobiographies tend to focus on the gossipy bits that no one knows, but Geena showed us her flaws and her growth as a person and actor.
On a side note I would’ve liked to read more about her research institute on gender, but overall I really enjoyed it.
For the most part celebrity biographies/autobiographies tend to focus on the gossipy bits that no one knows, but Geena showed us her flaws and her growth as a person and actor.
On a side note I would’ve liked to read more about her research institute on gender, but overall I really enjoyed it.
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I absolutely loved the book, BUT it mentions Geena's ADD diagnosis and I can TOTALLY see where it came from, which is cool. But then she adds that she got the sense of peace from understanding she was nimot a failure and it was okay she couldn't do certain things, which yes totally makes sense, BUT there was not a single mention in the book of Geena's failures. There was not a single paragraph about her struggles and negative inner monologue. Or have I just not noticed? It seemed to be all about the over-politnes and feminism, which would be fair enough if ADHD was mentioned just like her children were: okay, it's there, but the book is not about this. Anyway, I'm probably too fussy. Well worth the read. I'd love an ADHD specific book from the author.
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I enjoyed getting a behind the scenes look at the life of an actress I've always admired. What I was really surprised to learn, in light of Davis' Institute on Gender in the Media, was her big love of Dustin Hoffman who not that recently seemed to express problematic views on sexual assault. I was also really grossed out by Jack Nicholson's conduct, which Davis just seems to have excused away. Later years were glossed over very quickly, as were later relationships.