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Kerry Washington’s memoir is a candid journey through her life, where she opens up about her upbringing and the challenges she faced due to family secrets. While much of the book focuses on her childhood, her adult years receive less focus. Despite this, it’s fascinating to learn about how she honed her craft and chooses her projects.

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This memoir is amazing. Kerry Washington does not shy away from trauma and then healing. I don’t know why more people aren’t talking about this one.

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5.0

Really enjoyed listening to Kerry narrate her own book. A lot of heavy topics in this one, though it also offers glimpses into filming/pursuing acting as a career (which is a single facet of the multi-facets of her life).

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3.0

I picked this up upon learning that Kerry Washington, like me, learned as an adult that she was donor-conceived. It is a memoir that is not about that and completely focused on it—what is helpful to another writer is how she reflects on and illustrates a rippling sense of unease and tension she has felt throughout her life but never understood. The construction and choices she makes are informative and helpful in understanding craft choices, though I feel a super fan of her acting would appreciate the in between a lot more.

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emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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emotional funny informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

5.0

KERRY!!!!! I've loved her since Save The Last Dance!! I'm so glad that she wrote this book and wish she had listened to Shonda to write this book 10 years ago like she said in her decication.

I'm still a bit mad that she revealed the BIG *GASP* MOMENT before the book had even come out! My initial rating was going to reflect that but that has nothing to do with what she has written and shared with us.

I am not a big memoir person unless I really connect with the celebrity, and Kerry is definitely one of those! Thank you Kerry for sharing insight about your family, issues with body image, educational background, and her personal life (kids and husband).

She was in sooooo many more movies than I thought! She's also been on Broadway, a collaboration for a jewelry line, etc.! Like ok girl get it then!!

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4.0

When life imitates art. This is a very honest memoir and while I would have loved more about her thoughts on motherhood, marriage, etc. I respect her choice to keep certain things private.

I looked at some of the 1 & 2 star reviews. It is amusing that the complaints tend to be about her not sharing enough/expanding on some of the surprises she dropped, or that it was too much about her parents. To this I say, everyone (even famous people) have a right to privacy and the people who raised us (the good and the bad) affect who we are. Who we become.

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