A review by missyjohnson
Finding Me by Viola Davis

4.0

audiobook. read by Ms. Davis. I am so happy that she narrated as we are able to hear the correct pronunciations of names and proper inflections as to descriptions. That gave so much authenticity to the memoir. I find in interesting that we (general public) make determinations about people based on the silliest and too often ill intentioned things. The things that Ms. Davis had to overcome in her life were huge. There were so many times that just a single gesture or help could have made a difference for her entire family. I was happy to hear of the folks who did actually see them and did what they could. It is just sad that it seems that just one more bit of effort could have been enough to tip the scale. I was glad that Ms. Davis was able to persevere and maintain her determination to succeed and get herself out of poverty. I hate that we as a society continue to put unrealistic characteristics as to what the ideal or perfection is. This is so shallow and we miss so much of what makes for an interesting and colorful world when we sift down to the least bit. Hopefully this story of a woman breaking out of that mold and being her authentic self even if it does fit the mass produced one will become the norm. I am sure that Ms. Davis must have suffered from being cold for too long in her life because that is a common theme when she describes places in the north that she is filming. I also liked hearing how "normally human" many of the other actors that she has worked with are. They are doing a job, that to do well, requires a lot of work and preparation. then they are reduced to being looked at as rich, privileged and arrogant or other stuff just because we do not know them and make judgements unfairly. I know want to make an effort to watch some of the films that she has been in.