A review by harby
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory by Sarah Polley

4.0

4/ I thought this memoir (comprised of several long essays) was captivating, personal, and thought-provoking. I loved Polley's 2012 auto-documentary Stories We Tell in which she interrogated the theory of documentary and representation using her own family's web of tales as subject matter. It was smart and fresh, and much of the spirit behind it comes through here. Polley has led a particularly interesting artistic life -- from acclaimed child actor, to actor, director, writer, and documentarian; she bares much of herself (and her flaws) in these essays and builds an empathetic self-portrait through examination of six pivotal moments within her life.

My favorite essays were The Woman Who Stayed Silent, High Risk, Mad Genius, and Run Towards the Danger.