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Finding Me by Viola Davis
5.0
Finished Viola Davis’ memoir Finding Me, and wow—this was so good. I listened to the audiobook while travelling for work over the weekend, and hearing Davis narrate her own story made it even more powerful. She takes us through her childhood, growing up in a home without heat, often overrun with rats, and nightly fights between her parents. Later, she writes, “The question still echoes, how did I claw my way out? There is no out. Every painful memory, every mentor, every friend and foe served as a chisel, a leap pad that has shape ‘ME!’”
The book moves mostly chronologically. After her childhood, she dives into her time at Juilliard, confronting Western beauty standards and classical acting pedagogy. And finally, her experiences in Hollywood, realizing she is so much more than any one label, but also fully her own. Raw, honest, and deeply moving. Definitely recommend the audiobook!