Currently Reading–Finding Me

Finding Me

by Viola Davis

ISBN 9780063037328

I was not familiar with Viola Davis before starting to read this book. I read in the description of the book that she is an acclaimed Academy Award winning American actress and film producer. I had to do a search to find out more about her. I did recently watch The Help. I recently have also searched to watch some of her other performances, including starting to watch the series How To Get Away With Murder. (It’s really good so far, BTW)

This is Viola Davis’ auto-biography. Written by her and even read by her in the audio version. I believe she starts at age 5 with her first memories and continues through her career.

I was thrown when within the first couple of sentences the F word is used. I did have to realize that this was real life for her, the words that were actually spoken. And, the word is used all throughout the book.

I found this book to be very entertaining. Not to make light of the extreme poverty her family lived in, or the way they were treated in school, none of that, but in the way that she tells the stories. For example when her father was warding off evil with salt and pepper.

Viola fought to learn self love. This didn’t happen overnight for sure. She was, and still is, a very strong woman. This book can help us all to read.

I recommend this read. You can buy your copy HERE.

Description from my United Women of Faith reading list:

In this powerful autobiography, acclaimed Academy Award-winning American actress and film producer Viola Davis shares her path to finding her purpose and voice in a world that didn’t always see her. From a crumbling apartment in Central Falls, Rhode Island, to the stage in New York City and beyond. Davis details hw she constantly ran from her past until she made a life-changing decision to stop running forever. In part a deep reflection, a promise, and a love letter of sorts to self. Davis hopes to inspire readers to light up their own lives with creative expression and rediscover who they were before the world imposed a label.