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caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audio. There's a reason why this memoir won an Audie Award and a Grammy for narration. When she's reading the parts of her parents, she leans into the acting chops that won her a Tony, and Emmy and an Oscar. Her voice is strong. SHE is strong. When Viola discusses her interactions with other Broadway and Hollywood greats, it doesn't sound like she's name dropping. Viola is too authentic to be fake, and even though she might not have loved/believed in herself as a younger woman, her talent has always been so great that it's made clear that she's not just famous, she's a brilliant actor.
To me, what made this memoir strong is the fact that Viola has been to therapy, and it shows. She doesn't just trauma dump. She discusses her childhood and young adulthood with the eye, and heart, of someone who's walked through hell, and survived. But she does it with love for that little girl that suffered so much to get to where she is now.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Grief, Abortion, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Pedophilia
annaeslane's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Classism
Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death
Minor: Abortion
leefox's review against another edition
5.0
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
kathshiroma's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Racism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Abortion, Cancer, Incest, Addiction, Pedophilia, and Death of parent
darlingmoira's review against another edition
4.5
I have so much respect for her and her drive. I would love to just sit with her and continue to hear her life’s stories. She deserves all the praise she is getting and I hope she realizes the power she has brought to women (especially black women) by telling her story.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Addiction, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Pedophilia
agworek's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
Minor: Sexual assault
dazzlingreader_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Racism, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Bullying
Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, and Abortion
Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death
megbetweenthepages's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Bullying, Racial slurs, Animal cruelty, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault
fblair's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Classism and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Racism, Sexism, Terminal illness, and Racial slurs
Minor: Abortion, Animal cruelty, and Toxic relationship
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexism, Physical abuse, Racism, Addiction, Animal death, Cancer, Dementia, Excrement, Grief, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, and Sexual assault