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storiesfromspencer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
hjb_128's review against another edition
5.0
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
backyardroses's review against another edition
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Classism
pnreads's review against another edition
4.0
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
gwarren's review against another edition
4.5
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
3.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism
kc_sears's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism
Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use
sariereads's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, and Classism
luna_98's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Abortion
Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Death of parent, and Classism
caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition
5.0
I listened to the audio. There's a reason why this memoir won an Audie Award and a Grammy for narration. When she's reading the parts of her parents, she leans into the acting chops that won her a Tony, and Emmy and an Oscar. Her voice is strong. SHE is strong. When Viola discusses her interactions with other Broadway and Hollywood greats, it doesn't sound like she's name dropping. Viola is too authentic to be fake, and even though she might not have loved/believed in herself as a younger woman, her talent has always been so great that it's made clear that she's not just famous, she's a brilliant actor.
To me, what made this memoir strong is the fact that Viola has been to therapy, and it shows. She doesn't just trauma dump. She discusses her childhood and young adulthood with the eye, and heart, of someone who's walked through hell, and survived. But she does it with love for that little girl that suffered so much to get to where she is now.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism