Unfinished: A Memoir Hardcover – February 9, 2021

Priyanka Chopra Jonas's "Unfinished" is an Instant Classic!You could read this book because it is about a woman who made things go incredibly well in her life or because it is about a beautiful lady who achieved so much from hard work and persistence or because it is about a beautiful soul who believes that with grit and determination anyone can achieve their dream and help others no matter how "different" they might (at first) appear.Her opening dedication to her father will leave you teary. And he's present all throughout this memoir and seems an extraordinary incredible Dad and her Mom is majorly fearless also. The importance of Family and Women outlined in this book is incredible and mind blowing. To me, this seems one of the best inspirational books ever written.She includes some amazing very practical quotes including one really awesome one from martial arts master, Bruce Lee. South Asian cultural excellence is celebrated. But important aspects of American culture are presented throughout the book as well.And she includes awesome precise English definitions of Hindi words (so much better than most subtitles in Hindi cinema films). And she patiently explains all the stuff about India you may feel you're supposed to know but might not or just some India things you may have wondered about.The best lesson I gained out of reading "Unfinished" is the following: You can do almost anything you want if you aren't afraid of the consequences and you can fix almost anything if you can look at it from the right viewpoint or perspective. Seriously, I've never read so much wise practical advice liberally dispensed within such very wise simple stories related about what happened at different points in her life.There are a lot of great contrasts she explains between American and Indian culture, particularly in the area of family. And these are quite entertaining yet at the same time, respectful and affirmative.A number of times I was struck by what she was saying or what happened and put the book down and started thinking about the importance of it all, particularly right now.If we live in polarizing times, this book is so unpolarizing, so calming like a natural pain reliever for the enormous headache everyday life has become as seen online, in the newspaper, on TV or in sensational negative character films. She doesn't ignore the bad stuff and confronts it unflinchingly (which is a lesson in itself contained in several actions she took and is taking). She is the ultra successful person we may never meet but through her memoir, she tells us so much that we might hope she might say or advise if we found ourselves in challenging situations similar or different from the ones she has confronted.There is so much that is very good and inspirational in this book about India, America, about people, about life and about living. It is pure joy to read.

Such a well written book. She has been honest and shown that there were so many times she was just as scared and as vulnerable as any of us are. She might be this strong confident woman today but she has had quite a journey to become who she is today. Being an Indian woman myself I am so amazingly proud of her and inspired to be confident always.

What a great biography to start 2021 with our own Desi Girl who is making big in both in Hollywood and Bollywood. I had pre-ordered this book. I’m almost 80% through reading this book. And will soon finish reading it. Can’t keep this book down. Priyanka’s journey is so inspirational that I could relate to mine even though I’m an engineer and working into corporate IT in a highly competitive land of opportunity in the US. Since we are into same age group I can totally relate to some of the challenges that I faced or facing in my IT journey as Priyanka wrote hers. I’ll be reading this book again. Each time I’m reading this book, I learn something new that resonates with me. I feel more empowered and strive to do more in my own field as I get so much inspiration from Priyanka. This book gave me so much to connect to my roots. It will be with forever as I embark on achieving more success in my field.

Priyanka is a global personality whom I admire. This book is short and sweet. She writes beautifully, from the heart and gives us a wonderful glimpse into herchildhood, rise to fame as Miss World, initial struggles in Bollywood and more. She writes with raw emotion, veryarticulately and with great intelligence.We read about her rise in Bollywood , herfurther rise as she works round-the-clock to break into Hollywood and how her heart beats with intense ambition.A must read. Very riveting and enjoyable.

I absolutely fell in love with this book from the first page to the last one I kept reading until I finishedI was truly mesmerised by the layout and the generosity of the book, when it comes to certain things, aspects, lessons, and experiences.I was captivated by the stories that filled the pages of the book.It was not just an individual story but rather a story about a multicultural International personality that has many aspects of each and everyone reading this book.this is a must-read and by far one of my favorite memoirs till the date.