Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

72 reviews

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infertility, Addiction, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Cursing, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Medical content, Self harm, Drug use, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Racism, Abortion, Child death, Sexism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Bullying, Abandonment, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, and Abortion

randeedandeelion's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

What is especially striking about this story is that it reads with Viola Davis’s powerful voice coming through each and every page of the novel. Her story is heartbreaking and many parts devastating, and within this devastation the power and resilience of a woman who contains within herself something unbreakable. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Toxic relationship

ilariachillea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Child abuse

alexisramosreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

kcbas1's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Incest

Moderate: Abortion

jessicastephenson's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I will admit I mostly knew Viola Davis from How To Get Away With Murder, but after reading this book I want to consume every bit of media she's been a part of. She is incredibly vulnerable and emotional throughout this book, unveiling traumatic experiences from her childhood to present life and how they shaped her. It was difficult to listen to her tell her stories. At times I became deeply upset hearing her recount things, specifically those that I could relate to and knew the pain of all too well. This immediately became one of my favourite books ever just a few minutes in - Viola's narration is beautiful and adds another layer to the stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Abortion, Terminal illness, Blood, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Infertility, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

littlecozyreaderr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Infertility, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

jessspeake's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book. This is the most inspiring story. So much respect and admiration for this woman. Everyone should know her story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual violence, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

I’m just so… hopeful and full of motivation after this story. She’s truly one of a kind.