Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

131 reviews

kc_sears's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Classism, Child abuse, Violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical content, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Child death

laneylo's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I'm still in tears. This was incredibly moving and inspiring. Viola Davis is an icon and it didn't happen overnight. She recounts her memories, some heartbreaking and others heartfelt. To know a life and story then see how far they've come is overwhelming and I admire her all the more for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Chronic illness, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Terminal illness, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Violence, Death, Blood, Cancer, Racism, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, and Dementia

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

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

she is such an icon. i loved listening to her tell her story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, and Bullying

Minor: Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, and Racial slurs

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

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

juliaarcisz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence

nataliebootlah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad

5.0

“I knew my life would be a fight, and I realized this: I had it in me.” 

 

Oooooof, this was hard to read. Viola candidly shares the story of her life—through every trauma she’s faced—as well as the reality of how hard it is to actually, finally “make it” as an actor. 

 

Viola’s story is one of resilience. Racism, shame, abuse, food insecurity, poverty, assault, domestic violence, infidelity, grief and trauma were all a part of the long, arduous journey to find herself. Today she is healed (though there’s always work to do), strong, and full of joy. One must read this book themselves to trulybeare witness to the struggles she faced and how she overcame them. 

 

Finding Me humbled me. It reminded me that you never know what someone has gone through or is going through. While gut-wrenching to hear about the horrors she experienced, her grace shined through the good, the bad, and the ugly. Plus, the audiobook is narrated by Viola herself which was a treat. This is one hell of a memoir.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Bullying, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Child death and Abortion

gabi_715's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Addiction, Grief, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

dazzlingreader_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A beatiful book into the life of a great woman whose talent only seems to amaze everyone around her. Reading this book cemented to me that VIOLA DAVIS IS THE CINEMATIC INDUSTRY!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death