I am dumb struck, what an amazing woman, I cried reading some of this book out loud to my husband. I can't imagine a childhood like this, I had friends who had alcoholic and or abusive parents and I remember the fear in the house was a weight the rest of the family lived with, Viola you are important, worthy and incredibly.
Thank you for sharing your story.
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Honest and raw. An enjoyable read.
It's a very honest and raw memoir. Davis shares her heartbreaking experiences of poverty and abuse, and her journey to success. I love reading memoirs and this one has certainly had me hooked from the very beginning. Davis creates an emotional experience for the reader through her effective writing style. Her use of diction helps to make the memoir a more engaging and sophisticated read.
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Reviewed in Australia on 19 June 2022
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It's a very honest and raw memoir. Davis shares her heartbreaking experiences of poverty and abuse, and her journey to success. I love reading memoirs and this one has certainly had me hooked from the very beginning. Davis creates an emotional experience for the reader through her effective writing style. Her use of diction helps to make the memoir a more engaging and sophisticated read.
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Reviewed in Australia on 21 January 2023
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Guisi
Excelente historia
Reviewed in Mexico on 5 January 2024Verified Purchase
DoubleP
Fantastic Book
Reviewed in Canada on 29 December 2023Verified Purchase
Adriana Barbosa Silva
Livro excelente! 🥰🥰📖
Reviewed in Brazil on 30 March 2023Verified Purchase
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Reviewed in Brazil on 30 March 2023
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Nicole
Eye opening. Vulnerability at its finest. Survivor.
Reviewed in the United States on 10 July 2022Verified Purchase
Nicole
Reviewed in the United States on 10 July 2022
The first half of the book or so is just Viola setting the scene if her childhood. Really pouring her damn heart and soul out to show you how she grew up. I felt like I was there witnessing it there with her. Her words are powerful, but not in the “her words make you think” type of way….powerful in the sense that it makes you feel like you are THERE with her. I experienced a lot of emotional pain while reading this. Little Viola went through so much simply because she is black and was poor. People treated her so horribly, she went through so much abuse, so much trauma, and it shook me. BUT I’m so thankful she shared these stories of hers. They’re so incredibly vulnerable, I can’t imagine the strength and bravery it took for her to write this.
The next section of the book is about all of her acting/theatre life taking off and her stories with that. It took quite a sharp turn from the trauma, to acting life-but such is life, right? There’s not always a linear path, but it was a bit tricky for me to adjust from the trauma to the acting bit. Not dogging on her, it’s still a great book, just my opinion that the transition was a bit tricky to dive into at first.
The last few chapters have a lot of wisdom and share her thoughts about systemic racism, what it means to be a black woman in a lead-acting feminine role, etc. Its a very good book-I would recommend it to anyone who wants to read a book that’s raw with truth. Viola is a survivor. She’s someone I look up to immensely because of her bravery and vulnerability. Read the book!
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Kathure
Great book, open and honest
Reviewed in Germany on 21 March 2024Verified Purchase
