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Unfinished: A Memoir

Unfinished: A Memoir

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  • Author：Priyanka Chopra Jonas
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Summary

A thoughtful and revealing memoir from one of the world's most recognizable women， renowned for her bold risk-taking， multiculturalism， and activism。

"I am a product of traditional India and its ancient wisdom， and modern India and its urban bustle。 My upbringing was always an amalgamation of the two Indias， and， just as much， of East and West。" Unfinished takes readers from Priyanka's childhood in India， where she was raised by her grandparents and her parents—two army doctors committed not only to their children but to their careers and to philanthropy—before being sent away to boarding school at an early age; through her formative teenage years in the U。S。 living with extended family in the Midwest （Cedar Rapids and Indianapolis）， Queens， and suburban Boston， where she endured bouts of racism; to her return to India， where she unexpectedly won the national and global beauty pageants （Miss India and Miss World） that launched her acting career。 Readers looking for a glimpse into what it takes to succeed in the massive Indian film industry will find it here， and they'll also find an honest account of the challenges Priyanka faced navigating her career， both in India and Hollywood。 The result is a book that is warm， funny， sassy， inspiring， bold， and rebellious。 Just like Priyanka herself。

From her dual-continent twenty-year-long career as an actor and producer to her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador， from losing her beloved father to cancer to marrying Nick Jonas， Priyanka Chopra Jonas's story will inspire a generation around the world to gather their courage， embrace their ambition， and commit to the hard work of following their dreams。

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Reviews

Richa ，

I have admired her drive， spirit and acting skills far too long， so I was sure that I will be reading this one。 The book is honest and well-written， for someone who is not a professional author。 It’s great that someone as busy as her took the time to write it herself when she could have had someone else tell her story like so many other famous people who opt for biographies。 But like everything else she has done， she is a trend setter in this regard as well。 I felt that the first few chapters we I have admired her drive， spirit and acting skills far too long， so I was sure that I will be reading this one。 The book is honest and well-written， for someone who is not a professional author。 It’s great that someone as busy as her took the time to write it herself when she could have had someone else tell her story like so many other famous people who opt for biographies。 But like everything else she has done， she is a trend setter in this regard as well。 I felt that the first few chapters were a little boring and could have been shorter， but other than that it was a light， mostly entertaining read。 。。。more

Andrea Lewis ，

I really like this one。 I listen to the audiobook and I read it by Priyanka Chopra herself， It added a level of intimacy to the story， It felt like she was just telling it to me I really enjoyed her voice。Compared to the past few celebrity memoirs which I have listened to and read this really stood out as something worth reading or listening to， some of the others I felt robbed of my time。The stories are funny， heartwarming， sad， I know overall very very enjoyable。

Tonnette Costello ，

Insecurity isn’t something you’d expect a Miss World winner to feel， but Priyanka has learnt that confidence isn’t ever-present。Read this book after listening to Priyanka Chopra Jonas on Building Confidence Self-Esteem and Happiness | Happy Place Podcast （ a must listen to podcast）In this chat she and Fearne explore how confidence and satisfaction with life have to be actively practiced and cultivated。

Kristin ，

I came across reviews about this book in Entertainment Weekly and People magazines so I decided to listen to Priyanka's story on Audible！ Is there anything this woman can't do？ She is incredibly talented- an actress。 musician， film producer， Miss USA， a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador！ It was fun learning about different aspects of her life， although I wished she revealed a bit more about her life in LA， her current relationship with her brother， and past love interests！ I'll definitely be checking o I came across reviews about this book in Entertainment Weekly and People magazines so I decided to listen to Priyanka's story on Audible！ Is there anything this woman can't do？ She is incredibly talented- an actress。 musician， film producer， Miss USA， a UNICEF Goodwill ambassador！ It was fun learning about different aspects of her life， although I wished she revealed a bit more about her life in LA， her current relationship with her brother， and past love interests！ I'll definitely be checking out Quantico on Netflix！ 。。。more

melhara ，

3。5/5I quite enjoyed this audiobook。 To be honest， I didn't really know who Priyanka Chopra was until I found out that Nick Jonas was engaged。 Intrigued， and to find out more about Priyanka， I binged watched Quantico in one sitting and watched some of her interviews。Priyanka seems really outgoing and personable， which made her audiobook （narrated by Priyanka） very enjoyable。 I felt like there could have been more self-reflection， but overall， I really liked learning about Priyanka's upbringing a 3。5/5I quite enjoyed this audiobook。 To be honest， I didn't really know who Priyanka Chopra was until I found out that Nick Jonas was engaged。 Intrigued， and to find out more about Priyanka， I binged watched Quantico in one sitting and watched some of her interviews。Priyanka seems really outgoing and personable， which made her audiobook （narrated by Priyanka） very enjoyable。 I felt like there could have been more self-reflection， but overall， I really liked learning about Priyanka's upbringing and her journey of becoming Miss India and Miss World， her relationships with her family （especially her father）， and of course， her adorable relationship and marriage to Nick Jonas。 。。。more

Shubhangi ，

This book is not just the story of a girl whose life changed after receiving a call from Femina magazine， this is the story of a rebel， a changemaker， and a showstopper。 Priyanka expresses her vulnerabilities and her strengths alike and still manages to impress the readers。 Her desire to be the changemaker hooked me to the book。 I have huge respect for her parents for raising her the way every child needs to be raised。 The way she brings out the incidents from her life without mentioning the peo This book is not just the story of a girl whose life changed after receiving a call from Femina magazine， this is the story of a rebel， a changemaker， and a showstopper。 Priyanka expresses her vulnerabilities and her strengths alike and still manages to impress the readers。 Her desire to be the changemaker hooked me to the book。 I have huge respect for her parents for raising her the way every child needs to be raised。 The way she brings out the incidents from her life without mentioning the people in a negative light， but still calling out misogyny， racism， hate culture， sexism， and discrimination， is an incredible feat。 。。。more

Linda ，

It was great to get to know Priyanka more through her book。I look forward to seeing what she will do in the future。

Deepika Bhand ，

Smart， sassy， inspiring and sincere

Nisha Patel ，

This book was more of a summary and not an actual memoir。 She definitely stayed away from things that would make her look bad， like her Bollywood trysts。 I expected more honesty from this book than what I ended up reading。 The high ratings have to be from her fans because this book had tons of issues。 I can definitely say that she should stick to her day job and leave the writing to others。 #truth

W。 Whalin ，

Interesting StorytellingUntil listening to the audiobook version of UNFINISHED: A MEMOIR， I knew very little of the life story of Priyanka Chopra Jonas。 Yes I watched her on the television program Quantico but knew little else。 I found the stories in UNFINISHED well-crafted and interesting listening。 Over twenty years ago， when Priyanka’s brother entered her in the Miss India World contest –without telling her or her father。 Then she won the contest and it propelled her life on the world stage a Interesting StorytellingUntil listening to the audiobook version of UNFINISHED: A MEMOIR， I knew very little of the life story of Priyanka Chopra Jonas。 Yes I watched her on the television program Quantico but knew little else。 I found the stories in UNFINISHED well-crafted and interesting listening。 Over twenty years ago， when Priyanka’s brother entered her in the Miss India World contest –without telling her or her father。 Then she won the contest and it propelled her life on the world stage and into movies in India then eventually into movies in the United States。 It was interesting how she met Nick Jonas and their relationship and marriage。 I enjoyed UNFINIHED and heard it cover to cover。 I recommend it。W。 Terry Whalin is an editor and the author of more than 60 books including his latest 10 Publishing Myths， Insights Every Author Needs to Succeed。 。。。more

Prerana Shah ，

Audiobook version so was not too bad。 Don’t think I could read the book

Harish Namboothiri ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 You all have a friend who so much likes to recount his/her entire life story to you with all the petty details at the first chance they get。 This friend never consider if there is anything that's interesting or relatable to you in their life。 Well， this book that friend。 You all have a friend who so much likes to recount his/her entire life story to you with all the petty details at the first chance they get。 This friend never consider if there is anything that's interesting or relatable to you in their life。 Well， this book that friend。 。。。more

Mariel Robles ，

Great story， loved how Priyanka shared the highlights of her life and the connection between two cultures。

Lakshitha Nama ，

Her life story is good but the writing is not。The story is not linear and very repetitive。

Larry Bone ，

Just the Memoir We Need Right NowPriyanka 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 he Just the Memoir We Need Right NowPriyanka 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！ 。。。more

Z ，

I enjoyed hearing her story （audiobook）。

Wendy ，

Thank you Random House for a gifted copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。I have always been intrigued by Priyanka Chopra ever since I started watching her on Quantico。 I had no idea how big of a celebrity she was in India！ So when I was gifted this book， I was really excited to get to know more about her。 Unfortunately， it didn't draw me in。 It's very clear she lived a very privileged life so she was able to travel everywhere and study both in India and the US even as a young child/teenage Thank you Random House for a gifted copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。I have always been intrigued by Priyanka Chopra ever since I started watching her on Quantico。 I had no idea how big of a celebrity she was in India！ So when I was gifted this book， I was really excited to get to know more about her。 Unfortunately， it didn't draw me in。 It's very clear she lived a very privileged life so she was able to travel everywhere and study both in India and the US even as a young child/teenager。 She's very family oriented， hardworking and I loved her love story with Nick Jonas。 Other than that， I skimmed through a lot of it。 Maybe the audio would be better？ 。。。more

Katie ，

Priyanka is incredibly hard working and I am brimming with respect for her！ After learning about her family， I had to go back and re-watch the Chopra-Jonas wedding celebration。 These people deserve a party！ Plus， I just love her love story with Nick。

Neha Gandra ，

this book made me so upset。it was poorly written （super basic structure + weird organization that any decent editor should have spiced up） & taught me literally nothing more than what i already know about priyanka from instagram。。。kind of felt like the goal was to write a book rather than to properly reflect or share unseen insight into her life。the worst part is i think she actually has an unparalleled， ridiculously amazing career。 it didn’t have to be this way （iykyk）

Bianca ，

I would say this memoir captured much of how I feel about PC， or PCJ now。 There were parts of it that felt shallow， like she was describing what was happening without much feeling or expression of why it was important to her beyond one sentence or parenthetical。 Most of the beginning felt this way for me， and I am definitely still skeptical about her nose surgery。 Enter the middle bit， and I was reminded of the Priyanka whose confidence and ambition I once admired， but quickly dissipated by the I would say this memoir captured much of how I feel about PC， or PCJ now。 There were parts of it that felt shallow， like she was describing what was happening without much feeling or expression of why it was important to her beyond one sentence or parenthetical。 Most of the beginning felt this way for me， and I am definitely still skeptical about her nose surgery。 Enter the middle bit， and I was reminded of the Priyanka whose confidence and ambition I once admired， but quickly dissipated by the end。 The most （and only） beautiful， honest， and open part was her chapter on grief after losing her father。 Other than that， PCJ comes off as self-absorbed， performative， and like she could really use a therapist。 。。。more

Shiivaani Goel ，

Unfinished is a beautiful and inspiring recollection of memories from Priyanka Chopra。 I specifically enjoyed reading about her childhood and her journey in Hollywood。 The writing is fresh， flamboyant， and simple。 It feels as if you are reading her diary entries。 I would love to take it with me to the beach and re-read some of the excerpts that I have marked。

Gaurang ，

It's just OKAY。 If you watch her videos promoting the book， you won't need to read it。 She did work hard to get where she is today， but one cannot ignore that she belonged to the privileged Indian class。 Overall an easy read。 Won't recommend。 It's just OKAY。 If you watch her videos promoting the book， you won't need to read it。 She did work hard to get where she is today， but one cannot ignore that she belonged to the privileged Indian class。 Overall an easy read。 Won't recommend。 。。。more

Varun Bali ，

Wonderful！ Admired your life。。 and wish u best ahead。。 I could see these moments creating a momentum in my head and I could see you liveThank you for writing this and inspiring the younger generation。 Showing us how to raise the kids rightly。 I wish your dad could read this or may be write his own story！

Favour Okoye ，

This is an in-depth tale of Priyanka Chopra Jonas， which left me full but still tasty for more。 I got to know her and what made her who she was。 Suffice to say， this book inspired me deeply in more ways than one。

Brennan Boucher ，

Such a fun little read to get a glimpse into the author’s life。 Big fan of Quantico， so I enjoyed learning more about Priyanka Chopra。

Ruhi ，

I don’t understand how people judge autobiographies。 It’s their life story， the way they wanna tell it。 Simple。 You can’t judge someone’s life。 It just is。 And I liked reading about PC’s 🤷🏻‍♀️

Uyanga ，

Priyanka Chopra is not only a beauty queen， but she is a beauty with purpose and determination。 Actually she has been a girl crush of mine and been admired by her unique beauty for years。 But if you take a peek insight into a her memoir， you would find out a girl who had been through bully in her teens which led her low self esteem， then eventually a depressions。 Even in her early days at Bollywood or much later decades after in Hollywood how she had been challenged by racism， negligence， and a Priyanka Chopra is not only a beauty queen， but she is a beauty with purpose and determination。 Actually she has been a girl crush of mine and been admired by her unique beauty for years。 But if you take a peek insight into a her memoir， you would find out a girl who had been through bully in her teens which led her low self esteem， then eventually a depressions。 Even in her early days at Bollywood or much later decades after in Hollywood how she had been challenged by racism， negligence， and a prejudice。 Her fame has been hardly earned as if she has been on a battlefield。 In other words， her fate has been in favourable for her as she had a good parents who taught her self worth， and an importance of education and knowledge， besides always there for show support in her every milestone。 。。。more

Leslie Jonsson ，

Fascinating look at Priyanka Chopra Jonas's life-I only wish she had spent more time on her Bollywood movies。 Fascinating look at Priyanka Chopra Jonas's life-I only wish she had spent more time on her Bollywood movies。 。。。more

Shivani ，

I heard the audiobook and found it to be really entertaining and inspiring！ It was lovely to see her relationship with and support from her parents。 Her drive and determination was an inspirational message to be limitless

Shelly Ferguson ，

A look at the life of an Indian movie star。 She is using her status as a star to work for UNICF， helping girls in under developed countries to education。

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