A review by happi_mess
Finding Me by Viola Davis

3.0

All I’ve got is me. And that is enough.

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tldr / long story short
I love Viola Davis and I am a bit disappointed to find out that her biography was not something that I particularly liked. I think it tried to focus on a lot of things when it could’ve been better to highlight some of the biggest events in her life and start from there. The writing could be better, but all in all it was a good biography.

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I was very excited to read this book. When I first heard that it was coming out, I knew that I had to get my hands on it. Unfortunately, my excitement for it did not match the feelings I thought that it would bring me.

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For me, this felt more like a summary of her life. I would’ve wanted to feel more emotions from her. Get REALLY personal. I wanted more. At this point, I only felt that I was kept at an arm’s length from getting to know her really.

I need more cohesiveness. The topics jump from one another. There were a lot of repeated phrases. In short, it could have been edited better. I felt like I was getting pulled out of the story and it was hard for me to jump back in.

I want to see more of her journey from her past to her start as being successful. That climbing the mountain thing. The grit. The pain. I wish that the same effect of her childhood story has been carried out until the end.

The latter part of the book was rushed. It felt like I was with her during her childhood but I was completely lost afterwards. I wanted to celebrate with her. Join in her joy.

I learned more about the show business. More about how your race and gender can affect this line of work.

I felt for Viola and loved her even more now. She deserves everything that she has in her life. Coming from the brutal childhood and her rise to success… she’s really one hell of a woman. Such determination.

I hope everyone gets to know what they really want and what they are meant for in this life and have the courage to start pursuing it.

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