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roshma's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual harassment
heisiiri's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Animal cruelty and Drug abuse
faerielore's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, 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
hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition
5.0
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
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
banusha's review against another edition
4.75
My life.
- Viola Davis
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Abortion, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Minor: Drug abuse
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
lilybear3's review against another edition
5.0
While I'm normally not into celebrity biographies, there are a handful that I loved and this is one of them, so much that I consider this required reading. Ideally, you should listen to the audiobook (again, Grammy-winning audiobook). Viola pulls you in and doesn't let go. Her autobiography is all encompassing from birth to present, all the details from her childhood to working in Hollywood. I don't know what else to say other than to read this book. It is incredible.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Confinement
madamenovelist's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment