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A review by aishallnot
Making a Scene by Constance Wu
challenging
emotional
reflective
3.5
3.75
I knew about Constance from her show fresh off the boat, so it was nice to have already know who she was for some years. I remember the controversy surrounding her tweets about the shows renewal and the backlash that followed, but after that we never saw much of her in the spotlight. Even though I've never seen any of her projects, I'm glad I read this book to hear more about who she is as a person and as an actress bc many still see her for acting 'out of character' due to her tweets. She has a great gift in writing and you can clearly see that her acting and writing go hand in hand. There were some parts of the book that were written like a screenplay which I thought was cool considering the title of this book.
Unfortunately, I do agree with a lot of the reviews about how her memoir was executed. It was a unique approach writing in essay format, however they did feel scattered and even random at times in terms of subject matter. Her first essay starts out in adulthood, then another from when she was in high then, then a a child, etc, and I think if they were chronological, the story would be easy to follow. Also there were moments were some of her essays (or even maybe a few essay) felt like stream of consciousness, yet she was able bring her writing back to the overall narrative.
I think this her story overall just proves how she was able to own her voice and be authentic to herself. If you're going to read this bc of the backlash she got, there is an essay about what led up to that moment, but I'd say to read the book in general to get a grasp of who she is. There were times I found myself relating to her and for someone like constance who is a celebrity (and actress at that) is also proof that she is no different from anyone else and also has her struggles.
I knew about Constance from her show fresh off the boat, so it was nice to have already know who she was for some years. I remember the controversy surrounding her tweets about the shows renewal and the backlash that followed, but after that we never saw much of her in the spotlight. Even though I've never seen any of her projects, I'm glad I read this book to hear more about who she is as a person and as an actress bc many still see her for acting 'out of character' due to her tweets. She has a great gift in writing and you can clearly see that her acting and writing go hand in hand. There were some parts of the book that were written like a screenplay which I thought was cool considering the title of this book.
Unfortunately, I do agree with a lot of the reviews about how her memoir was executed. It was a unique approach writing in essay format, however they did feel scattered and even random at times in terms of subject matter. Her first essay starts out in adulthood, then another from when she was in high then, then a a child, etc, and I think if they were chronological, the story would be easy to follow. Also there were moments were some of her essays (or even maybe a few essay) felt like stream of consciousness, yet she was able bring her writing back to the overall narrative.
I think this her story overall just proves how she was able to own her voice and be authentic to herself. If you're going to read this bc of the backlash she got, there is an essay about what led up to that moment, but I'd say to read the book in general to get a grasp of who she is. There were times I found myself relating to her and for someone like constance who is a celebrity (and actress at that) is also proof that she is no different from anyone else and also has her struggles.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Sexism, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Racism and Suicide attempt