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kcbas1's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, and Incest
Moderate: Abortion
littlecozyreaderr's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Infertility, Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
jessspeake's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
abbyschafer's review against another edition
5.0
Audio book review: Read by Viola Davis herself, the audio book brings another layer of empathy and emotion into the story and helps the stories of her childhood connect to the Viola Davis we know from film and television before she makes the connection herself in the writing.
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Child death, Racism, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault
Minor: Abortion, Death of parent, and Infertility
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: 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
cs1887's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Infertility, Hate crime, Violence, Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, and Bullying
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: 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
melindajune92's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Drug abuse
sannesbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Addiction, Infertility, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Colonisation, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Animal death, and Abortion
lizziaha's review against another edition
4.0
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