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luna_98's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, and Bullying
Minor: Violence, Classism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexism, Rape, Misogyny, and Racial slurs
faithmccollum's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Medical content, Racism, Bullying, Death of parent, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Rape
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
kathrynshields's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, and Physical abuse
joslynhebda's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Death of parent
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Bullying, and Racial slurs
Minor: Abortion, Addiction, and Infertility
marwamg's review against another edition
4.75
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Bullying
emeraldcityreader's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse
grace33's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Abortion and Addiction
emilyb84's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racism, and Alcoholism