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Just As I Am

Name: Just As I Am
Author: Cicely Tyson

by Cicely Tyson

2021•Biography•344 pages

Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryslowheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeA realistic biography that is serious and unhurried. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

The Academy, Tony, and Emmy Award-winning actor and trailblazer tells her stunning story, looking back at her life and six-decade career.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyDocumentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survivalEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

African americans, biographyWomen, united states, biographyActorsBiographyAfrican American actorsAfrican American womenBiography & AutobiographyPersonal Memoirs

Details

Author: Cicely Tyson
Published: 2021
Pages: 344
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Source: Open Library

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