A review by kala_b_reviews
Thicker Than Water: A Memoir by Kerry Washington

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.75

It took me a while to write a review for this. I felt like I needed to sit with it for a minute and reflect and appreciate the story Kerry Washington put out.

Now, this is not my usual genre. I read solely romance but have been pushing myself to read outside of my comfort zone 1 book a month. As I usually do with books, I just pick and dive in. Didn’t really read what this was about. Just saw that it was a Kerry Washington memoir and dove right in!

I was in for quite the surprise when I started reading/listening to this book! She took me on an adventure from her childhood to her current self. It was an adventure of emotional memories with very vivid retellings of her youth, getting her foot into the door that is drama in her teens, her exploration of the outside world in her new adult years and finally her reflection of it overall and how it has affected her life and her viewpoint thus far. 

I really appreciated a lot of her story and her willingness to be vulnerable. It would be easy to say it’s because she’s an actor that vulnerability may come naturally but so much of the topics she discussed would be so difficult for anyone to put forth I front of a very large audience. I found myself relating a lot to her youth. It’s so odd that a girl from the Bronx and a girl from the islands would have anything in common but she really highlighted how we can all relate in some way and yet grow into such different people. It’s the human experience. 

If you’re a fan of Kerry, I’m sure you’ll love this memoir. But, without giving anything away of what transpired in this book, if you’re someone who’s ever felt lost in their identity, maybe this read is for you!