A review by cassidy
Finding Me by Viola Davis

challenging sad
This book was so hard to read and heartbreaking,  especially in the beginning through her childhood. Stories of such resiliency of course always point to the tremendous strength of the protagonist, but also make me so angry that she (and her family) had to overcome so much in the first place. I didn’t know much about Viola Davis beforehand, but she was incredibly likeable and I was rooting for her the whole time. 

Also the discussions on colorism I found both really sad and insightful. At least for me, I found it as a call to talk about it/consider colorism more in my conversations and thoughts about race, and also made me more broadly think about who’s allowed to be the main character on a screen.
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