Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Finding Me by Viola Davis

75 reviews

trainer_veronika's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

I loved that Viola Davis herself narrated the audiobook. She tells her beautiful, in many places tragic, but hopeful and inspiring story in her own words and voice, I wouldn’t read this in any other format. The characters in her life story are in many cases conflicted, flawed, and erring people, but she gives them and herself grace and forgiveness for the choices they made. Amazing story of an amazing woman.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infertility, Infidelity, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

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

patreader's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

coarse language

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Grief

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

pnreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

magic_spamulet's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

All I can say is thank you for sharing your story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

gwarren's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

“All I have is me, and that is enough.”

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

mmoranag's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism

kwthor's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

tutti1908's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I give this book five stars completely because this is the type of transformative read that is going to shift and shape my life immediately and for times to come. I feel that we have had a lot of synergies and it's so profound to the point that all of the traumas I'm dealing with, I didn't necessarily even cry about those. But when she spoke about love and joy, that is what actually broke me down. 

I could sit and walk and listen to her for another nine hours, so I hope that she writes another piece of literature to talk more about how she's basking in her happiness and joy now that she has found herself. She is a walking, breathing miracle. It is amazing to see how she radiates light and love these days based on her traumatic past, and we do not deserve her brilliance. 

I'm also so glad that I chose to listen to this as an audiobook because I don't know if I would have been able to really get through it in a written format, but listening to her and the tone was just something that I'm always going to appreciate. She spoke about forgiveness, and that's something that I'm dealing with a parent right now. 

It's a hard read and there are so many triggers in this book, so do not read it if you feel as though you are more susceptible to damage based on trigger warnings. But if you are in a space where you are decent enough to read or listen, please do so because this was a magnificent, magnificent read and I 100% understand and agree with why she got that Grammy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, and Abandonment