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saadiasreads's review
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Racism, and Bullying
Minor: Sexual violence
aqtbenz's review against another edition
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Medical content
charlottereadsthings's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
I started to become aware of Priyanka Chopra Jonas when she began to appear in more western films. She was never someone I avidly followed, but at the same time I'd be more inclined to delve imto creative media if I knew she had a hand in it. It wasn't until I watched the indian film The Sky Is Pink, following a family dealing with a difficult diagnosis for their daughter, that I grew to really respect her as an actress and start to play closer attention to what she was putting out into the world.
Unfinished is a memoir documenting Priyanka's life from the early years to present, how she met her husband, her rise to fame and balance between Hollywood and Bollywood, along with grief and many poignant moments. While I expected to (naturally) learn more about Priyanka's life, I didn't expect to come out ot the other side learning about my own. As she spents time looking back in hindsight, talking about how ultimately we board the train (life) alone, and get off at our stop (death) alone, it all really struck a chord with me. I grew to view her as someone I wish I could sit and have many many conversations with. I listened to the audiobook, narrates by Priyanka, which probably added a lot to that feeling.
She talks about an incident that led her to deciding she wouldn't engage with public perceptions of her, which I could understand why, but didn't necessaeily agree with given her platform and the work she does outside of her movies. But it was ultimately a small niggle.
I have a lot of thoughts to digest after reading this book, but will continue to admire Priyanka and her work from afar since, after all, hee stoey is unfinished.
Unfinished is a memoir documenting Priyanka's life from the early years to present, how she met her husband, her rise to fame and balance between Hollywood and Bollywood, along with grief and many poignant moments. While I expected to (naturally) learn more about Priyanka's life, I didn't expect to come out ot the other side learning about my own. As she spents time looking back in hindsight, talking about how ultimately we board the train (life) alone, and get off at our stop (death) alone, it all really struck a chord with me. I grew to view her as someone I wish I could sit and have many many conversations with. I listened to the audiobook, narrates by Priyanka, which probably added a lot to that feeling.
She talks about an incident that led her to deciding she wouldn't engage with public perceptions of her, which I could understand why, but didn't necessaeily agree with given her platform and the work she does outside of her movies. But it was ultimately a small niggle.
I have a lot of thoughts to digest after reading this book, but will continue to admire Priyanka and her work from afar since, after all, hee stoey is unfinished.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, and Cancer
Minor: Rape, Sexism, and Racism
readalongwithnat's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
I loved hearing about Nick and Priyanka’s love story and their wedding festivities, but I also learned so much about Priyanka’s own life and fame that I was completely unfamiliar with.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Racism, and Xenophobia
Harry Potter referencessantreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
3.0
I think Priyanka Chopra is a great actress and is thriving as an entrepreneur and as a person However, this book is not for us desis who may already know quite about her by following her on social media or by watching all her interviews. I felt that you didn't really get much out of the book in terms of who she is other than what we've already seen or heard before. Other than that, I felt like the way she spoke about her family was super touching and the book was well written.
More thoughts on this in my dedicated review here: https://youtu.be/cG1Ku3xmwJw
More thoughts on this in my dedicated review here: https://youtu.be/cG1Ku3xmwJw
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent
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