Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

74 reviews

megbetweenthepages's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

allisonkhenson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

“How do I get to the mountaintop without legs”

“It was trying to save someone else while I was drowning”

“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a different past”

Hearing her narrate her story like this was so captivating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Racism

ktbreadsbooks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

Probably one of the most moving and beautiful celebrity memoirs I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

kristinescorner's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction and Abortion

jlferrazzo27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

bethanyt123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

Truly worth ten reads. Enlightening, inspiring, devastating, painful, and moving. Viola manages to open the doors to exploring the intricacies of racism in a welcoming, inviting, and honest way. I’m convinced the only way to read this is via audiobook, recorded by Viola herself. The performance is enrapturing. Thank you, Viola Davis, for opening your heart to us.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

abbyslittelife's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This has to be listened to. Viola Davis has such a beautiful voice and brings the story alive with her narration. Moving story of family, hardship, luck, and hope. I’m going to go watch Fences now 🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Infidelity, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction and Death of parent

mathenam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This story is inspiring and heartbreaking and difficult to process. 

Memoirs seem to always have a narrative that skips around, but that’s the nature of telling a story about a real life. It still felt a little too disjointed in places.

Also the story about the man who killed the cat in front of them and chased her sister around town felt unbelievable to me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

mel_lo77's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

My only scale down with this book is that at times it felt like the writing repeated itself. At times it felt like particular phrases were repeated because the thing mentioned got moved around when edited. Otherwise beautifully told. Super inspiring. Audio book narration of course is 10/5!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

pagesandpixels's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

So poetically written. I listened on audiobook and it was beautiful and engaging. What a life Viola lived and what an honor to listen. Another great book that reminds us why we need to buy/listen to women voices and stories.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Excrement