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overthinkereading's review against another edition
5.0
CW: assault, violence, SA, addiction, poverty, racism, harm to animals, death of parent, blood, female reproductive health issues
Graphic: Sexual assault, Addiction, Death of parent, Blood, Racism, and Violence
Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty
cs1887's review
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Infertility, Hate crime, Violence, Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, and Bullying
eni_iilorak's review against another edition
5.0
Listen to the audiobook! It is outstanding, and hearing the story told in Viola Davis' own, expressive voice adds a lot to the book.
Graphic: Drug abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Incest, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Classism, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, and Abortion
Moderate: Drug abuse, Grief, Slavery, Cancer, Infidelity, and Bullying
sannesbooks's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, War, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Bullying, Body shaming, Blood, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Addiction, Infertility, Cancer, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Colonisation, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Rape, Racism, Hate crime, Animal death, and Abortion
sasshq's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Grief, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Classism, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Child abuse
banusha's review against another edition
4.75
My life.
- Viola Davis
Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Racism
Moderate: Classism, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Drug abuse
carly_the_librarian's review against another edition
5.0
Viola's journey at Julliard was also incredibly interesting. I think all professions have issues with Eurocentrism, but I had never thought about how that affected those in the acting field. It was enlightening to hear her discuss how film has gotten more diverse, yet darker African American in lead roles is still proportionately small. I really enjoyed hearing about her experience in Africa and how healing it was after being surrounded by people who didn't understand the importance of culture. I am truly amazed at Viola's resilience and am so happy for the life she has built for herself. See trigger warnings prior to reading as this book deals with many difficult topics. Bonus- Viola narrates the audiobook herself!
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Racism, Abortion, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Sexual assault
rachelle_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Terminal illness
easta98's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Violence, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Bullying, Blood, Cursing, and Racism
Minor: Abortion, Pregnancy, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Animal cruelty
christyadamsphd's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Rape, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Child death, Sexism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Physical abuse
Minor: Medical content, Death of parent, Infertility, Cancer, Dementia, Abortion, and Addiction