Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

54 reviews

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.

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

This was really good! I honestly knew nothing about her when I picked this up, I just liked her as an actress. I didn’t realize the life she lived and how amazing and inspiring that makes her. This has some really dark topics, but there’s a lot of light as well. I really enjoyed her talking about healing her younger self. This did make me tear up when she was talking about her father dying and how they see the ones that passed before they go. I’m excited to watch more things she’s in because I realize I haven’t seen all that much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Classism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Cancer, Child death, and Racism

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I don't think you can "rate" a person's life, so I'm just rating the pacing, the writing and the overall composition of the book.
I kept reading and reading and often wondered how did she kept on going? I know What kept her going, but still...how was that enough? A lot of her experiences brought me to tears, terrified me, and made me think of how lucky I am and how much protection, opportunity and "luck" White privilege provides.
Viola Davis is an incredible actor and so very talented in so many fields.
There were a lot of quotes from this memoir that stuck with me.
Here's one of them: "stop making love to something that's killing you."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Child abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Cancer, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Medical trauma, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Terminal illness, Animal death, Misogyny, and Incest

miayukino's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Death of parent, Abortion, Terminal illness, Grief, Cancer, Classism, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Medical content, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Cursing

eni_iilorak's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad

5.0

This is not a typical celebrity memoir. It's a story about survival and finding a voice.

Listen to the audiobook! It is outstanding, and hearing the story told in Viola Davis' own, expressive voice adds a lot to the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Incest, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, and Abortion

Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Slavery, Cancer, Infidelity, and Bullying

sasshq's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child abuse

amgarrido's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Drug abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Alcoholism, and Addiction

lizziaha's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Racism, Medical content, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abortion, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Rape, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Addiction, Classism, Sexism, and Infertility

banusha's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective

4.75

Powerful hardships as well as powerful successes make up a life fully lived. 
My life. 
- Viola Davis

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Racism

Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Drug abuse