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Just as I Am by Cicely Tyson

11 reviews

effortlesslybookishbre_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Grief, Drug use, and Rape

fkshg8465's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

5.0

Wow! So many things I never knew, like how she was married to Miles Davis. How did I not know that??? She is a very classy and dignified woman who has the greatest confidence in her abilities and deserves every bit of pride in them. Knowing how often I’ve been told that I think too highly of myself only because I’m BIPoC, I can only imagine how much more people must’ve tried to snuff her down. She used all her time to make the world a kinder, better, more evolved, and more enriched environment. She trusted herself better than she CEO, and got it right more often than not. She bares a lot of heart and soul all throughout. She is missed. She is an icon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy

sistaharlem's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Drug abuse

crazybookishcool's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Addiction

Minor: Death, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

caitlink's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Slavery, Racial slurs, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Abortion

infamouskai's review

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Growing up, Cicely Tyson was a household name, but in reading this book, I realized I knew very little about the woman behind Hollywood legend. In her memoir, she provides an insightful and inspiring recollection of her life, loves and career. I found her words to be beautiful, honest and never over-written. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use and Drug abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

alyssamakesart's review

hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, and Drug abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Cicely Tyson is someone who my mother and grandmother both admired a lot. I didn't know much about her. My main connection to her was watching her on How to Get Away with Murder. I really enjoyed hearing about Tyson's career, outlook, and overall life in this book. I had no idea she was in a relationship with Miles Davis (because I also don't know much about his personal life), and I was really amazed and saddened that someone as talented and important as she was believed it was her job to fix his life. I also thought it was my job to fix a boyfriend's life when I was in high school. It's amazing how pervasive that messaging is for women. 

Although I liked the book a lot overall, there was a lot of respectability politics throughout, which I suppose isn't surprising for someone of Tyson's generation. For example, it struck me as very odd that she railed so hard against Blaxploitation films for their stereotypical depictions of Black folks, while at the same time being close friends with Tyler Perry and championing his work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Slavery, and Vomit

Minor: Blood, Cancer, Genocide, Stalking, and Biphobia

Lynching, serophobia

deepcurvesahead's review

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This book was SPECTACULAR. I flew through it because the writing is great and the subject is a legend. Rest In Peace, Cicely Tyson. You were a true inspiration, a national treasure, a beacon of light. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, and Sexual assault

sjanke2's review

inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Gripping from beginning to end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use