Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

76 reviews

cassiebartelme's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

3.5

I always find it challenging to review a memoir but this was an excellent listen (which isn’t surprising since it won a Grammy. )I didn’t know much about Viola Davis before picking this up but I did walk away with a ton of respect and admiration for her. She is very candid about the life she has lived filled with poverty, violence, and racism, but also about love, strength and joy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

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: 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

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

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

cs1887's review against another edition

5.0

I know why it won the grammy. 

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

emotional inspiring medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

carly_the_librarian's review against another edition

emotional inspiring

5.0

 Viola's story is one of overcoming trauma and achieving her wildest dreams. Her upbringing was incredibly difficult, going through things that no child ever should. Her strength and healing journey is incredibly inspiring, and I appreciated her sharing her therapy experiences.

Viola's journey at Julliard was also incredibly interesting. I think all professions have issues with Eurocentrism, but I had never thought about how that affected those in the acting field. It was enlightening to hear her discuss how film has gotten more diverse, yet darker African American in lead roles is still proportionately small. I really enjoyed hearing about her experience in Africa and how healing it was after being surrounded by people who didn't understand the importance of culture. I am truly amazed at Viola's resilience and am so happy for the life she has built for herself. See trigger warnings prior to reading as this book deals with many difficult topics. Bonus- Viola narrates the audiobook herself! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault