The Great Peace - Mena Suvari

The Great Peace

By Mena Suvari

  • Release Date: 2021-07-27
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4
4
From 50 Ratings

Description

A memoir by award-winning actor Mena Suvari, best-known forher iconic roles in American Beauty, American Pie, and Six Feet Under.

The Great Peace is a harrowing, heartbreaking coming-of-age story set in Hollywood, in which young teenage model-turned-actor Mena Suvari lost herself to sex, drugs and bad, often abusive relationships even as blockbuster movies made her famous. It's about growing up in the 90s, with a soundtrack ranging from The Doors to Deee-Lite, fashion from denim to day-glo, and a woman dealing with the lasting psychological scars of abuse, yet knowing deep inside she desires so much more from life.

Within these vulnerable pages, Mena not only reveals her own mistakes, but also the lessons she learned and her efforts to understand and grow rather than casting blame. As such, she makes this a timeless story of girl empowerment and redemption, of somebody using their voice to rediscover their past, seek redemption, and to understand their mistakes, and ultimately come to terms with their power as an individual to find a way and a will to live—and thrive. Poignant, intimate, and powerful, this book will resonate with anyone who has found themselves lost in the darkness, thinking there's no way out. Ultimately, Mena's story proves that, no matter how hopeless it may seem, there's always a light at the end.

Reviews

  • Wow!

    5
    By shannon-66
    Very raw and revealing. A page turner.
  • Well told.

    4
    By HEATHERJ916
    It is a story I am happy to have read, and glad I didn’t have to live through. Intimate, raw, and honest…harrowing, embarrassing and yet she survives. This was escapist reading for me, but surprisingly much of her story is relatable. So sad that so many women have similar stories. Pressured into sex way too young, then spending years/decades blaming ourselves. I’m glad she became a mom. (The book doesn’t cover that other than in the acknowledgments. It was nice way to end the read.)