But this woman I grew up watching, and knew as Thelma, Dottie, and Charly, had to work hard at her strength and overcome the meekness that had hidden her own agency from her.

i was so long conditioned to think it is shameful to be seen and heard, to think it was impolite to sorta, exist? While the prose is not always the freshest, Davis' candor and focus on the highlights of her life, her family and her career is solid.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.

I’d also like to take a moment to apologize to Geena Davis, Susan Sarandon and women everywhere-I’ve never watched Thelma and Louise, something that I now deeply regret. But her growth to becoming this strong and resilient woman was a journey for her, which was unexpected.

I'm a massive fan Geena Davis as an actress and just as the kickass human being she is, so I came into this predisposed to love it. Unlike some actor's memoirs, Davis mentions both parents throughout the book with genuine love, kindness and respect. A lot of books start with the "I am born" to early twenties, and that can be dull, but her family is interesting and fun to read about. It's not a celebrity tell-all and there aren't any major truth bombs dropped, and that might just be why I enjoyed it as much as I did and why I continue to look up to Davis as one very classy lady.

Which isn't her fault -- and doesn't mean she should have to eat shit bc of initial successes elsewhere, imo! She does give you some inside stories but this book is mostly about Geena learning to be a more assertive person. As someone who hates conflict and can also be guilty of “dying of politeness”, she’s inspired me to stand up for myself more, and surround myself by people who will listen to you and speak up for you.I liked the threads of her discovery of feminist and finding her voice but wish they had been explored further. I told him that the wardrobe department had just asked me to wait for a second while they got a belt, and he said, “ Okay, then, just come after they bring it. It’s not overly thought provoking, or ground breaking, but I quite enjoyed listening to Geena Davis tell her story. I’ve been a fan of her since I saw her in movies like Beetlejuice and Thelma and Louise, and then she was in A League of their Own which is one of my all time favorite movies.