Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

128 reviews

sunshinegirl01's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Racism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Davis has lived a life full of good and bad times, torture and fame, love and grief. While reading, I consistently found myself wanting more — details, anecdotes, snapshots of the past. What has been written is engaging, entertaining, and at times even inspiring but I still wished for more. Davis’ role as Annalise Keating is one of my absolute favorite television roles and I would read two more books this length about her life, her time on different sets, and the people she’s worked with who she came to love and respect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Dementia, Excrement, Grief, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault

rc_hof's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer

youmns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

Oof. Viola Davis is one tough lady. This whole book should come with a giant trigger warning.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Abortion, Body shaming, and Infidelity

Minor: Pedophilia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Infertility, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Cancer

jlferrazzo27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

danielavasquez's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion

ali1004's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

Moderate: Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Infertility, and Sexism

isajidy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abortion, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Infertility, and Grief

Minor: Drug abuse

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

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