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Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

70 reviews

kateped's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Animal death, Death, and Violence

a_alves00's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Racism, Alcohol, Death, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Abortion, Cancer, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infertility

bookingitwithmaria_ann94's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Abortion, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

achay91's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pregnancy and Abortion

power0911's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Animal death, Abortion, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child death, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

trashcanmoose's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This is a heavy, powerful and inspirational read. To me, Viola Davis puts a perspective on life, showing that no matter how terrible things are at some point in your life, there is a possibility for things to get better. You just have to want things to get better. She shows that if you work for and ask for the things you need and want in life, sometimes it works out, even if everything has gone to rock bottom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Animal death, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest

watson_my_shelf's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense

This is a very, very deep dive into Viola's story of growing up very poor. Viola overcame many obstacles to get where she is today. She had a dream to be an actress, and she fought so hard to make it come true. This was hard to read at times, but is so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use, Bullying, Addiction, Medical content, Grief, Racism, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

nebraskanwriter's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This is one of the best memoirs I have ever read/listened to. Viola Davis is an incredible person. Her strength and all the things she went through is unimaginable. This was a hard book to listen to at times, Viola does not shy away from taking you through memories of her childhood. Her dad’s abuse towards her mom, sibling abuse from her older brother, poverty so intense most of the time they didn’t have electricity, food or a working toilet. How she overcame so many obstacles and horrible things that happened to her growing up to then go on to graduate from Juilliard, then go on to act with Denzel Washington and then Meryl Streep until her big break out in How to Get Away with Murder is truly incredible. She is an amazing individual and a true inspiration.

This book is one that I know will stick with me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Vomit, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Excrement, Bullying, Cancer, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Alcoholism, Animal death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Body shaming, and Sexual harassment

ireanirean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Grief, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Abortion, Infertility, Infidelity, and Death of parent

leahe13's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was a great audiobook (narrated by Viola) about her life from poverty and abuse into being an award winning actress. She describes what it’s like to be a black woman in Hollywood and I loved hearing how she found herself in her roles. It was also really interesting to hear about her theatre/acting education and how she moved into that chapter of her life. Great memoir about overcoming obstacles, finding yourself and moving towards your goals. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment