Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

29 reviews

kathleentcarroll's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Viola Davis has such a unique but universally relevant story and listening to her tell it was such an incredible experience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

whosbradpitt's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

I had no reason to pick this up other than I loved Viola Davis in How to Get Away with Murder and a celebrity memoir can be fun. While I wouldn't describe this as fun in the slightest, it is moving and compelling. Davis lived an incredibly hard life and expresses compassion for those who lived it with her, including some who contributed to her resulting trauma. Heed the content warnings - I likely missed some - but it's worth the read, and as a bonus for the audiobook, she narrates it herself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

leefox's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

Davis has lived a life full of good and bad times, torture and fame, love and grief. While reading, I consistently found myself wanting more — details, anecdotes, snapshots of the past. What has been written is engaging, entertaining, and at times even inspiring but I still wished for more. Davis’ role as Annalise Keating is one of my absolute favorite television roles and I would read two more books this length about her life, her time on different sets, and the people she’s worked with who she came to love and respect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Dementia, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

youmns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.75

Oof. Viola Davis is one tough lady. This whole book should come with a giant trigger warning.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Infidelity, Grief, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Dementia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

jlferrazzo27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jessspeake's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

buud_w0rm's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

This book. This is the most inspiring story. So much respect and admiration for this woman. Everyone should know her story!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Classism

I’m just so… hopeful and full of motivation after this story. She’s truly one of a kind.