Finding Me: A Captivating Journey Through Viola Davis' Life
By Viola Davis
Finding Me chronicles the extraordinary life of Academy Award-winning actress Viola Davis. Right from the very beginning of the audiobook you hear the authentic truth combined with her rich distinguished voice.
This captivating audiobook is 9 hours and 15 minutes. It is easy to listen to and you will find yourself pausing to let what she said soak in. You can feel the painful moments as Davis vocalizes her struggles, triumphs, and her pursuit of self-discovery. Davis’s amazing talent shines through in the audiobook where she is the voice actor of her own story. The reading of this story is almost like an audition for this book to go to the big screen. I could visualize the film as she was talking. I appreciate the candid honesty that Davis shares about her journey through her life. Davis speaks about the poverty she faced in Rhode Island, an experience that must have been incredibly hard, especially for blacks. Through the poverty and abuse that her mother faced, Davis managed to let her mother’s pride shine through by revealing special moments throughout her mother’s abuse and suffering at the hands of her father. Davis’s recount of the violence in the household and the abuse that her mother suffered was gut wrenching, yet she still managed to show some compassion for her father’s struggles. At the same time, Davis blossoms throughout this audiobook and her beauty shines at the end. Davis educated the listener about what it takes to beat the obstacles and the meaningfulness of acceptance and becoming a leading actor in Hollywood. Davis educates about the entertainment industry struggles and gives depth to actors, and candidly shares what they endure besides honing their craft. Davis courageously and unashamedly addresses skin color and career obstacles faced by dark skinned female actors. What is different is Davis is not afraid to speak about colorism within the Black community and how she broke stereotypes. Davis is candid about her life, her family’s struggles, notions of beauty, and acceptance. Davis demonstrates her resilience and unparalleled drive as an actress. As a storyteller, Davis gives you a lesson from a veteran actor and ‘drops the mike’ in Finding Me.