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Finding Me by Viola Davis

198 reviews

kwthor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Addiction, Cursing, Alcoholism, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

tutti1908's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I give this book five stars completely because this is the type of transformative read that is going to shift and shape my life immediately and for times to come. I feel that we have had a lot of synergies and it's so profound to the point that all of the traumas I'm dealing with, I didn't necessarily even cry about those. But when she spoke about love and joy, that is what actually broke me down. 

I could sit and walk and listen to her for another nine hours, so I hope that she writes another piece of literature to talk more about how she's basking in her happiness and joy now that she has found herself. She is a walking, breathing miracle. It is amazing to see how she radiates light and love these days based on her traumatic past, and we do not deserve her brilliance. 

I'm also so glad that I chose to listen to this as an audiobook because I don't know if I would have been able to really get through it in a written format, but listening to her and the tone was just something that I'm always going to appreciate. She spoke about forgiveness, and that's something that I'm dealing with a parent right now. 

It's a hard read and there are so many triggers in this book, so do not read it if you feel as though you are more susceptible to damage based on trigger warnings. But if you are in a space where you are decent enough to read or listen, please do so because this was a magnificent, magnificent read and I 100% understand and agree with why she got that Grammy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Racism

awaywiththefairies's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Racism, and Bullying

cadystanton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Infertility, Rape, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Alcoholism, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Blood, and Animal death

cmower's review against another edition

inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Abortion, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

5.0

What a powerful memoir! But warning, it's also full of traumatic events that happened to Viola Davis as a child and they are not easy to read.

I listened to the audio. There's a reason why this memoir won an Audie Award and a Grammy for narration. When she's reading the parts of her parents, she leans into the acting chops that won her a Tony, and Emmy and an Oscar. Her voice is strong. SHE is strong. When Viola discusses her interactions with other Broadway and Hollywood greats, it doesn't sound like she's name dropping. Viola is too authentic to be fake, and even though she might not have loved/believed in herself as a younger woman, her talent has always been so great that it's made clear that she's not just famous, she's a brilliant actor.

To me, what made this memoir strong is the fact that Viola has been to therapy, and it shows. She doesn't just trauma dump. She discusses her childhood and young adulthood with the eye, and heart, of someone who's walked through hell, and survived. But she does it with love for that little girl that suffered so much to get to where she is now. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Pedophilia

kathrynshields's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

A remarkable story of a little girl’s journey from poverty to Hollywood. Told in brutal and vivid detail, Viola Davis’s story is both heartbreaking and heartwarming. The audiobook read by the author added an extra layer of emotion. She won the Grammy for a reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, and Physical abuse

leefox's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Infertility, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Dementia, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Abortion, Racism, Cancer, Addiction, Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

emilyb84's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Alcoholism

sprimus18's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Racial slurs

Minor: Sexual assault