Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

114 reviews

laneylo's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

I'm still in tears. This was incredibly moving and inspiring. Viola Davis is an icon and it didn't happen overnight. She recounts her memories, some heartbreaking and others heartfelt. To know a life and story then see how far they've come is overwhelming and I admire her all the more for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Chronic illness, Child abuse, Excrement, Grief, Terminal illness, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Violence, Death, Blood, Cancer, Racism, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Incest, Sexual assault, Rape, and Dementia

fromthelibraryofmarissa's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Whew. This one was so hard to get through. What Viola Davis has lived through is incredible and so heartbreaking. Viola narrating her own story with such dignity, class, and raw emotion is beyond moving. A must listen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abortion

doylee's review against another edition

emotional

4.0

I love Viola Davis & I will be thinking about this memoir for a very long time. I am so inspired by her story & her outlook on life. My queen 🫶🏾

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

cadystanton's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Infertility, Rape, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Alcoholism, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Violence, Sexual violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Blood, and Animal death

legaleagle84's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

leefox's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Violence, Death of parent, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Infertility, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Dementia, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Grief, Abortion, Racism, Cancer, Addiction, Animal death, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

joslynhebda's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Racial slurs

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Infertility

juliaarcisz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual violence

gabi_715's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Addiction, Grief, Sexual content, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

googie_puvdan's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

Viola Davis' words and experiences resonated with me far deeper than I thought when I started this memoir.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual violence, Racism, and Domestic abuse