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_evyn_'s review against another edition
5.0
Would highly recommend.
Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Rape
hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Abortion
readandfindout's review against another edition
4.5
Themes: 4.5 stars
Perspective: 4.5 stars
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: Abortion
miayukino's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Cursing
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
5.0
Listen to the audiobook! It is outstanding, and hearing the story told in Viola Davis' own, expressive voice adds a lot to the book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, and Grief
sannesbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
beth_taggard's review against another edition
5.0
This memoir is rooted in Viola’s childhood trauma and adult experiences of not feeling good enough or pretty enough because of her color and her features — and it rocked me — while simultaneously being both unsurprising and wholly educational about the black experience in America (and particularly in Hollywood). But I wasn’t raised in America. Though American, I was raised in East Africa — a translucent white, blonde-haired, green-eyed anomaly surrounded by black women of varying people groups. They were gorgeous to me, and I was envious of their rich ebony skin tones and non-stringy hair. I still see black women as exquisite. Perceptions are genuinely born of time and place.
Like a phoenix, Viola arose from adversity and then burned away to ash, only to rise again. She has done this with more grace and forgiveness than those around her may have deserved. “Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a different past. They tell you successful therapy is when you have the big discovery that your parents did the best they could with what they were given,” she writes. Her capacity to acknowledge the past for what it was and choose to live in the present is inspiring.
In the genre of celebrity memoirs, I have noticed a trend of unnecessary repetition to the point of using exact phrases or sentences a mere few chapters apart from one another. Finding Me also has this struggle. It’s the only thing that weakened the reading experience for me, but the contents are so powerful I don’t care. Like Viola, Finding Me is exquisite.
Find my full review at Dots and Beyond.
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Abortion
lizziaha's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, and Classism
kat_ek's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, and Abortion
nadia's review against another edition
4.5
I listened to this on audio and having Viola's voice fill my head as she told her story was something else.
I appreciated her sharing all sides of her story, including her difficult upbringing, the challenges that come with being a dark-skinned black woman in Hollywood, let alone choosing acting as a profession, and her journey in finding love, the latter of which got to me and had me sobbing at one point.
If anything, I was hoping for a lil’ more BTS scoops, especially on her work on HTGAWM, and also some more drama/goss, but I suspect that’s not Viola’s style!
Now I gotta go and watch everything Viola Davis has been in!
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Moderate: Racism and Abortion