A review by readerjim
Dying of Politeness by Geena Davis

5.0

It seems that people often think celebrities are just like the characters they play (although logically, you know that's not true). Enter Geena Davis, an accomplished actor and resident bad ass when it comes to some of her movie roles. Davis pulls back the curtain on this, and reveals herself in her accomplished memoir "Dying of Politeness". She examines the start of her career, from modeling to jumping into "Tootsie", and then on a path to the iconic Thelma of "Thelma & Louise". Underneath it is, Davis is transparent and reflective on her journey, and occasionally really funny. She sets firm boundaries of what she will not discuss, and the book is not lesser because of it. Her writing on the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media is incredibly inspirational. A great book to spend some time with.