Making a Scene
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A powerful and poignant new book by Crazy Rich Asians and Fresh Off the Boat star Constance Wu about family, romance, sex, shame, trauma, and how she found her voice on the stage. Growing up in the friendly suburbs of Richmond, Virginia, Constance Wu was often scolded for having big feelings or strong reactions. "Good girls don't make scenes," people warned her. And while she spent most of her childhood suppressing her bold, emotional nature, she found an early outlet in local community theater—it was the one place where big feelings were okay—were good, even. Acting became her refuge, her touchstone, and eventually her vocation. At eighteen she moved to New York, where she'd spend the next ten years of her life auditioning, waiting tables, and struggling to make rent before her two big breaks: the TV sitcom Fresh Off the Boat and the hit film Crazy Rich Asians. Through raw and relatable essays, Constance shares private memories of childhood, young love and heartbreak, sexual assault and harassment, and how she "made it" in Hollywood. Her stories offer a behind-the-scenes look at being Asian American in the entertainment industry and the continuing evolution of her identity and influence in the public eye. Making a Scene is an intimate portrait of pressures and pleasures of existing in today's world.
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"Her memoir is a gorgeously relatable portrait of a life guided by passion and art."
"Wu...dazzles in this essay collection about love, family, and her hard-won path to Hollywood success ..."
"Wu ends her dazzling memoir with the chapter 'Unfinished Mansions,' about the lingering threads of her past romantic relationships and the rise and fall of her parents' marriage."
"Throw in her talent for vivid scene setting, plus an understanding that reflections are nothing without introspection, and the Crazy Rich Asians star delivers a page-turner that amounts to much more than its headline-grabbing revelations ..."
"The recollections of her growing up in Virginia, her relationship with her family and her decision to become an actress are written in a conversational yet steady and engaging tone."
"Wu takes full responsibility for the more complicated times and relationships in her life ..."
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