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mathenam's review against another edition
4.25
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.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Kidnapping, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
gigireadswithkiki's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Cancer
jessspeake's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
cayleeguy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
anastasia_raf's review against another edition
4.0
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."
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
cs1887's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
5.0
Listen to the audiobook! It is outstanding, and hearing the story told in Viola Davis' own, expressive voice adds a lot to the book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Excrement, Medical content, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Slavery, and Grief
sannesbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and War
sasshq's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
hayleyvharrington's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Abortion
Minor: Drug abuse and Grief