Finding Me by Viola Davis
A Review By: SQ
In my book, you will meet a little girl named Viola who ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever.
This is my story, from a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City, and beyond. This is the path I took to finding my purpose but also my voice in a world that didn’t always see me.
As I wrote Finding Me, my eyes were open to the truth of how our stories are often not given close examination. We are forced to reinvent them to fit into a crazy, competitive, judgmental world. So I wrote this for anyone running through life untethered, desperate and clawing their way through murky memories, trying to get to some form of self-love. For anyone who needs reminding that a life worth living can only be born from radical honesty and the courage to shed facades and be . . . you.
Finding Me is a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.
Review Notes:
Audio Book Publication Year: 2022
An installment in a Series? No
Narrator (s): Viola Davis
This autobiography is Viola Davis stripped bare. This is her life offered up with no apologies. That said, this book has many potential triggers.
What I loved about this book was that despite her origin story, this woman did not become a supervillain! This book is hauntingly victorious in a way that lingers after the last words are spoken. The way in which Viola narrates her story is emotion filled. You feel her sorrows, triumphs, nostalgia, and trauma in ways that only Viola can deliver.
There was nothing that I disliked about this book or narrator!
Reading Recommendation? Yes!
Rating: NORTH STAR RATING
Content Warnings? Human or animal loss, Physical abuse/violence, Sexual abuse/violence
