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The Great Peace
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Mena Suvari
- Length: 8 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
A memoir by award-winning actor Mena Suvari, best-known for her 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 this vulnerable book, 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.
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- Anonymous User
- 04-09-21
loved it
loved the book made me cry. listened to it in 3days. made me quite emotional because I can relate
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- Daniela
- 05-07-22
A bit TMI but overall great
Writing this book for Mena Suvari must have been very difficult, but you can feel how cathartic and freeing it is for her. The details of what she went through are very raw from the get go but you also share that growth journey with her. Great to listen
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- M. Macey
- 16-04-22
A great listen.
I loved this book. It's not what you expect from a famous actor. She performed her own story very well, and in the end I hope she'll find all the good things in life to last for the rest of it.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-08-21
Raw, insightful and inspiring
mena is a beautiful narrator, i have always loved her movies and was excited to read this but wow it turned out to be so much more than expected. She has survived emotional and sexual assault and bravely tells her story, really would recommend this audible
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-07-22
A riveting read
This was a great and often surprising Hollywood story helped along by Mina Suvari's very personal narration and captivating texture. My only criticism would be that the beautiful way in which she clearly writes her poetry may be better applied to the body of the literature, although the style is certainly funcional and accessable.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-08-21
Draining and hard going
The book details Mena's life through her disfunctional relationship history. I found it exhausting and not in any way uplifting or particularly insightful. I don't want to criticise her. Maybe some people will enjoy it. I imagine it was cathartic for her to get it all out of her system by writing this book. But it's not funny, entertaining, uplifting or moving. She felt victimises by many people in her life. In turn she mistreats decent sounding people in her life, but seems to easily justify it. This didn't sit well with me.
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