Alona

This is the second book by David Grann that I read, after catching up on "Killers of the Flower Moon" last year ahead of the film's release. Admittedly, my main draw to read this book ahead of others on my list was because I heard that Martin Scorcese will be adapting it to a film. Nonetheless, it has an exhuberant amount of detail and storytelling - quite the page-turner that I finished in less than a week (I hardly become engrossed in books that quickly). Also, I read this for free on my Kindle using my local library's Overdrive program.

I have been a fan of Jake Gyllenhaal for quite some time, having seen him talk in person about his film "Stronger" (which was the first produced by his own film production company). I saw Stephen Colbert talk about this book on "The Late Show" and my cats love it! We actually read it for free through a local library's digital platform (Overdrive) which delivers the eBook direct to my Kindle.

This is such a personally crafted autobiography written with so much character, and is well worth the read if you've found yourself already exploring it here. I actually read this for free on my Amazon Kindle through Overdrive thanks to Oakland Public Library. I originally became interested in reading this book after seeing Cate Blanchett's Academy Award winning portrayal of Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorcese's 2004 film "The Aviator" starring Leonardo DiCaprio. Around the same time, I'd seen Stanley Kramer's 1967 film "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?", but otherwise wasn't very familiar with Ms. Hepburn's career. For other casual fans, I'd recommend seeing those films prior to reading this autobiography, as they help elicit her vibrant character through the text on the pages.