Finding Me
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4.6 • 2.4K Ratings
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Publisher Description
Winner of the 2023 Grammy for Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording!
Audie Award Winner for Audiobook of the Year!
Narrated by Viola Davis
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.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Early in her brave and honest memoir, actress Viola Davis recounts a therapy session in which she realized that instead of feeling sorry for her childhood self, she should respect her as a survivor. Davis reveals she grew up so poor that she dumpster dived in her small Rhode Island town for food and discarded clothes. Living with an abusive father at home, young Viola also survived racist incidents at school, including mistreatment from lighter-skinned Black classmates. In fact, colorism is an ongoing theme in Finding Me—even when Davis landed her breakthrough role in How to Get Away with Murder, she heard other Black actresses snipe that she was too dark and not pretty enough for the part. Yet throughout her story, the Academy Award, Emmy, and Tony winner exhibits the steely resolve and elegant grace that have made her a star. Her whisper-to-a-scream narration is a master class in building and releasing narrative tension, making her eventual happy ending feel that much more hard won and entirely deserved.
Customer Reviews
Amazing….Her Voice!
This book is a must in audiobook version. Viola’s voice takes her story to another level. If God is female, her voice sounds like Viola’s.
Survival Is Not the End of the Story…
Finding Me was nothing short of profound.
Viola Davis reminds us that we all have a sad story, but what defines us is what we choose to do with it. Her journey is a testament to endurance. Pushing through pain, trauma, and circumstances designed to break her, all while discovering who she truly is.
Her story is both invigorating and heart-wrenching. It forces you to sit with uncomfortable truths, yet it also breathes life into the idea that healing, purpose, and self-discovery are possible. Even when the odds are stacked against you. Viola doesn’t sugarcoat her experiences; she honors them. And in doing so, she gives permission for the rest of us to honor our own.
This book isn’t just about survival…It’s about finding yourself in the middle of the fight and refusing to give up!
Beautiful
Amazing I love it and empowering