Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

4 reviews

pagesandpixels's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

So poetically written. I listened on audiobook and it was beautiful and engaging. What a life Viola lived and what an honor to listen. Another great book that reminds us why we need to buy/listen to women voices and stories.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, Rape, Racism, Death of parent, Torture, Slavery, Blood, Abortion, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Drug abuse, Excrement, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Racial slurs

bookworm_ran's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

This was the best book and it's WONDERFUL on Audible. I see why Mrs. Viola Davis won a Grammy for it. It blessed me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Grief, and Incest

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Racial slurs

anastasia_raf's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

4.0

I don't think you can "rate" a person's life, so I'm just rating the pacing, the writing and the overall composition of the book.
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."

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Content Warnings

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

briennebrienne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Medical content, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Abortion, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts