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23 Jul, 6 tweets, 3 min read
Mena Suvari says she is tired of pretending.

So she’s written a memoir, “The Great Peace,” that will not only shatter her saccharine reputation but also, she hopes, free her from shame. latimes.com/entertainment-…
The book is a relic of Hollywood’s pre-#MeToo era, documenting the ways in which Suvari says she “looked like a Fabergé egg on the outside but was hollow inside.” latimes.com/entertainment-…
Beginning to model at age 13, she grew to believe her looks were primarily what she had to offer. She now thinks she confused that kind of attention for love. latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
Her 'American Beauty' costar Thora Birch says she got the sense that Suvari “had a difficult upbringing,” but she had no idea of “the extent” of it until reading her book.

Suvari's editor elaborates on the intimacy she brings to these pages: latimes.com/entertainment-… Image
“I had to figure out what people wanted from me, and with ‘American Pie,’ I could play into that image,” says Suvari.
She got better at faking it after she landed the role in “American Beauty.”

More on what she says was an “odd” encounter with Spacey: latimes.com/entertainment-…
Mena Suvari decided to write a memoir after stumbling upon old photographs and an emotional note in her diary.

Read on for more details from the actress’ raw and honest memoir. latimes.com/entertainment-… Image

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