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A review by nadia
Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I was already a big fan of Viola Davis but this made me even more so! What an incredible woman!
I listened to this on audio and having Viola's voice fill my head as she told her story was something else.
I appreciated her sharing all sides of her story, including her difficult upbringing, the challenges that come with being a dark-skinned black woman in Hollywood, let alone choosing acting as a profession, and her journey in finding love, the latter of which got to me and had me sobbing at one point.
If anything, I was hoping for a lil’ more BTS scoops, especially on her work on HTGAWM, and also some more drama/goss, but I suspect that’s not Viola’s style!
Now I gotta go and watch everything Viola Davis has been in!
I listened to this on audio and having Viola's voice fill my head as she told her story was something else.
I appreciated her sharing all sides of her story, including her difficult upbringing, the challenges that come with being a dark-skinned black woman in Hollywood, let alone choosing acting as a profession, and her journey in finding love, the latter of which got to me and had me sobbing at one point.
If anything, I was hoping for a lil’ more BTS scoops, especially on her work on HTGAWM, and also some more drama/goss, but I suspect that’s not Viola’s style!
Now I gotta go and watch everything Viola Davis has been in!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Abortion