Scan barcode
nebraskanwriter's review against another edition
5.0
This book is one that I know will stick with me.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
coreyarch9's review against another edition
3.5
I love Annalise MF Keating, but I didn't know too much about Viola Davis. In Finding Me, Viola talks less about her career as an actress and more about the systemic poverty and racism and the coinciding internalized struggles that she had to overcome to be the woman we know today. And she doesn't hold anything back.
She talks a lot about what society deems beautiful, worthy, or correct. During her time at Juiliard, students were discouraged from hosting an MLK Day program or anything that might highlight their differences from their white counterparts. She talks about the typecast roles that she would be cast in or invited to audition for. She talks about what it was like to be called beautiful for the first time. She talks about therapy.
In the end, she talks about finding herself, writing, "I am no longer ashamed of me."
I will never know firsthand what it's like to experience the abject poverty and racism that Viola grew up with. And that's why it's so important to read about. When she talked about being called beautiful for the first time, I started to wonder, when was the last time I told somebody they were pretty? When was the last time I told a woman of color that she was beautiful? When was the last time I supported a black-owned café instead of just picking up a latte at my local Tim Hortons? When did I last show kindness to a stranger?
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Excrement, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment
kiomarys2000's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
yomireads's review against another edition
5.0
I was moved by her resilience in the face of abuse to forgive, her faith when she felt abandoned, her candid approach to therapy, and so so much more. I'm better for having read this book, and I scarcely feel this way about books.
Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Abortion, and Classism
Minor: Incest
mecmccann's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Classism
mariasilva's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
seullywillikers's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury
minibean24's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Sexism, and Kidnapping
maryannc's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism and Sexism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Death of parent
doomluz's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming, Incest, Grief, Abortion, and Classism