Finding Me: The Grammy-winning memoir

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A fervent rejection of the one-dimensional portraits Hollywood paints of black people and their experiences.

She has bared her heart to the public to be an example and to let others know it is okay to be yourself, even if that is different from whatever B. I’m an artist because there’s no separation from me and every human being that has passed through the world including my mom.Toward the end of the book, the intersection of her writing about her career and her writing about the evolution of her family dynamic sometimes merged in a way that didn’t always work for me. In 2001 Viola won a Tony Award for King Hedley II, and then the 2008 movie 'Doubt' marked her transition from stage actor to film/Hollywood actor.

She doesn’t hold back any details and reading about all the rats she lived with and the abuse she witnessed and experienced felt heartbreaking.Finding Me is Viola Davis’ story, in her own words, and spans her incredible, inspiring life, from her coming-of-age in Rhode Island to her present day. I’m not one to enjoy love stories but this was a stand out part of the book that really impacted me. Viola Davis is one of the best actors of this generation and has won multiple awards in acting, like Oscar, Emmy, and Tony. Objectively speaking, Finding Me is a powerful story; it's not an easy one to read, as it's one born in pain and violence. Throughout the memoir, she recounts specific scenes, conversations, and events so the book felt immersive rather than boring.