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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

225 reviews

jerricka329's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Physical abuse

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Cancer, Abortion, and Death of parent

melanieripple's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, and Abortion

Minor: Kidnapping

christyadamsphd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Blood

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Infertility, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, and Death of parent

snipinfool's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Finding Me, Viola Davis' autobiography, was a deeply personal and often heartbreaking story of her life. She grew up in crippling poverty where her family sometimes lived without electricity or running water. Viola knew she had a gift she wanted to express to the world. She found a way to get the training she wanted and the experiences she needed to be the best she could at her craft. Hearing about her time training in the narrow world at Julliard and how getting a role in a play or movie was sometimes a matter of luck more so than talent, highlighted how hard she worked to get where she is. Sometimes, luck placed her in the minds of people who would later cast her in roles, but her talent could not be denied once you saw her work. 

If you have the opportunity, try to listen to the audiobook as Ms. Davis won a Grammy for her narration of this novel. Hearing her voice her trials and successes made the story of her life so much more special. So many times, while reading this book, I stopped to think of the difficulties she faced. The strength she had and still carries is immeasurable. I doubt I would have been able to accomplish anything close to what she has done. Her story will have you laughing, crying, and every emotion in between. I don't often re-read books, but I can see myself turning to this autobiography again when I am struggling in life. There might be a way to get where I want to go. That route may not be the easiest or the most direct, but it might get me where I want to be if I can find the will and a way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

inyourwords's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault and Abortion

Minor: Animal death

trekkifulshay's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abortion

nailartklaudia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Abortion and Death of parent

aftoncyrus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

heatherv's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

taibreakfast's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Just so freaking good. Viola Davis shares her journey of finding self-love, as well as her journey of growing up, becoming an actress, finding love, and healing. Read by the author, what other encouragement is needed?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Animal cruelty