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Viola Davis's Reading List

By the Book: Viola Davis (2022)

NYT By the Book column (2022-04-21).

Source: www.nytimes.com

Hunger

Roxane Gay · 2017 · Buy on Amazon

"Honest, painful, smart, transparent, authentic. It was everything. It took me to school, shifted me. Also, I so admire this level of bravery."

Manchild in the Promised Land

Claude Brown · Buy on Amazon

"It was the first novel I read when I was younger that shifted my life and shifted my identity."

Kaffir Boy

Mark Mathabane · Buy on Amazon

"It is one of the greatest memoirs I've ever read. It is both educational and heartbreaking. Mathabane made me feel less alone."

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee · Buy on Amazon

"The feeling I got when I read the book is comparable to the feeling I had when I watched the movie. They retain the integrity of characters without falling prey to commercialism."

The Color Purple

Alice Walker · 1982 · Buy on Amazon

"The feeling I got when I read the books is comparable to the feeling I had when I watched the movies. They retain the integrity of characters without falling prey to commercialism."

Favorite books (2023)

Favorite books recommended by Viola Davis, as compiled by radicalreads.com. Source article: https://radicalreads.com/viola-davis-favorite-books/.

Source: radicalreads.com

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