Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

69 reviews

taibreakfast's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Just so freaking good. Viola Davis shares her journey of finding self-love, as well as her journey of growing up, becoming an actress, finding love, and healing. Read by the author, what other encouragement is needed?!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Abortion, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Mental illness, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Incest, Grief, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Infertility, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty

kateped's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Bullying, Cursing, Addiction, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Animal death, Death, and Violence

microbemom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Brutally honest reflection on what it is to grow up at poor dark skinned black woman in the US.  This was so very good.  Thank you Ms. Davis for sharing your story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Animal death, Drug abuse, Violence, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Abortion, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Drug use, Rape, Classism, Infertility, Cancer, and Racial slurs

my_personal_escape's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racism, Alcohol, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Rape, Violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Infertility

chaptersofchase's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

Review: Finding Me

Genre: Non-Fiction
Format: 🎧
Pub Date: 
Star Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆

“Forgiveness is giving up all hope of a different past.”

I’ve been a fan of Viola Davis for years, and, if I’m being sincere, I never looked into her upbringing and background. But, after several people recommended her memoir, Finding Me, I decided to pick it up.

One of my favorite ways to read a non-fiction/memoir novel is by listening - primarily if the author narrates it; there is something so intimate about the listening experience. While listening to Finding Me, I often forgot that I was listening to an audiobook and not sitting directly across from Viola Davis herself. I could’ve listened to her all day and not gotten tired of hearing her voice as she led me through the stories of her life.

But let me be honest, Finding Me is not an easy read. At all. It’s full of cruelty and sadness that I have no idea how Davis managed to pull herself up and make the life she did. I had to take a break around the 50% mark and listen to something more uplifting.

💪🏼Powerful
😳 Brutal + honest
😡Shows the disparities in the entertainment industry
💗Her beautiful love story

❌ Sexual abuse, child abuse, domestic abuse, graphic animal abuse/death, alcohol/drug abuse


I recommend reading Finding Me if you’re looking for a reminder to not take the small things so seriously.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Violence, and Animal cruelty

jax00's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

A very emotional story of her escape from poverty and her journey to acting. It was difficult to read with tearing up at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abortion and Animal cruelty

Minor: Animal death

katiearcher's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

An incredible, heart wrenching story. Viola Davis is one hell of a woman. As hard as it was to listen to at times, she deserves to be heard. It’s beautifully written and read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, and Death

ficklefoxreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Very sad but ultimately uplifting and beautiful portrait of Viola Davis’ life

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Abortion, Alcoholism, Grief, Sexual assault, Rape, Medical content, Violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

emilybacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Toxic relationship and Trafficking

power0911's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Physical abuse, Animal death, Abortion, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Child death, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Bullying, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Racism, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Violence, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment