Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

128 reviews

booksalacarte's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Terminal illness, Hate crime, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, Cursing, Death of parent, Excrement, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Racism

cyanochic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

A very real reflection on the realities of acting as a career and how systemic racism, colorism, and sexism mold the business. Also a pretty healthy, informative but not overly emotional, look back at the trauma of Viola Davis's childhood/early life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Death of parent, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

alybarnett02's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Absolutely amazing audio book. Violas story of growing up in poverty is heartbreaking yet inspiring. Just wow. Then into her acting career as a black woman. Can’t recommend enough 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Racism

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Animal death

emily_koopmann's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Bullying, Abandonment, Death, Hate crime, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Racism, and Abortion

alexlily's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Racial slurs, and Excrement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Abortion, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

letterpress's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Viola gets all of the flowers for this autobiography.

She was completely open and unfiltered. I love that we are reading how she finds herself and her voice is so powerful in this book. I love that she took the power to write this about her life. I cannot imagine the courage it must have taken to write something so vulnerable.

She had me in tears by the 3rd chapter and laughing at the end.

I recommend you do the full experience of having her voice in the audiobook read this to you as you follow along with a physical copy. It will completely grip you.  This without a doubt is my favorite read of the year. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Racial slurs, Racism, Addiction, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Rape

kkoeller7's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Grief, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Addiction

ilariachillea's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Pregnancy, Blood, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Cancer, and Child abuse

haykat's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.25

Her Grammy is well-deserved after listening to the audiobook!  Such a great voice for narrating.  Definitely challenging to her some of her childhood experiences.  Lots of trauma, so please be mentally prepared.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Domestic abuse, Racism, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Rape and Addiction

Minor: Mental illness

jessspeake's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Medical content, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Rape, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Cancer, Medical trauma, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault