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She’s so strong. Her writing is also very intelligent. I wrote down so many quotes from her. Would love to reread this again with an audiobook
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the writing? AMAZING. the narration? i know why she got that EGOT status now! she popped tf off with this one!!
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This is one of the most powerful autobiographies I've read in a really long time. Viola is fierce! She survived trauma, extreme poverty, racism, and her own lack of self-worth to become a force of inspiration, admiration, and awe. I have always admired Viola as an actress but after reading about her struggles allowed me to respect her on another level. I am excited to continue to follow Viola's career and hopefully she will release additional books as this one was such an inspiration.
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Amazing story of rising from abject poverty! The fifth of 6 children, Viola had a childhood of witnessing extreme physical abuse between her parents and being harassed by boys older than her at school. they lived in extreme poverty without hot water, with poor plumbing, little food, few clothes and a house filled with rats. She and her sisters were afraid to go to the bathroom at night, so they wet the bed and smelled like urine at school. They were teased and ostracized, but were very smart.