Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

14 reviews

kshertz's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring tense medium-paced

4.0

Her story is just amazing. She has lived through and learned so much. I think it’s powerful to hear what she went through. It is a unique story, one you don’t hear often enough. I have even more respect for her now than I did before. She seems so authentically herself and grounded. This book is a must read if you’ve seen her in any movie ever. She is real about them all. She takes full responsibility. She’s an amazing voice we should be listening to today. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Drug use

randisworld's review against another edition

challenging funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This book is fantastic!!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Abortion

brittanyrbell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Violence, Pregnancy, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Blood

isabellarob73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This was a truly beautiful, and difficult book. Viola’s story of growing up in Rhode Island is heavy and deeply complex. It shows the generational pain and trauma that racism, domestic violence, alcoholism, and extreme poverty create. Viola also shares her journey as an actress, with fascitinating tidbits for any women of color who love the theatre. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Infertility, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Colonisation, Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence