Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

313 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

backyardroses's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Classism

meant2breading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.5

How does one even rate a memoir? I listened to Viola Davis narrate her own audiobook and I still have goosebumps. I have always admired and respected her artistry, but what a phenomenally heartbreaking and gut wrenching story in finding herself. How To Get Away With Murder is also one of my all time favorite shows starring her and I truly enjoyed hearing her perspective on portraying and creating Annamae/Analise. Beyond inspiring and I just LOVE her!! ❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, and Abortion

whosbradpitt's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I had no reason to pick this up other than I loved Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder and a celebrity memoir can be fun. While I wouldn't describe this as fun in the slightest, it is moving and compelling. Davis lived an incredibly hard life and expresses compassion for those who lived it with her, including some who contributed to her resulting trauma. Heed the content warnings - I likely missed some - but it's worth the read, and as a bonus for the audiobook, she narrates it herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

allisonmaier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

pnreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

nahni's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

magic_spamulet's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

All I can say is thank you for sharing your story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

salamander317's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

nithyuh's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Abortion, and Pregnancy