Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

135 reviews

xereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This is in my list as top 3 memoirs okay! Anyone brave enough to share their story I applaud but it definitely hits different when it’s someone you’ve enjoyed watching. Viola’s story is so moving and of course I was rooting for her as I read even though I know of her successes. As a social worker and former school social worker my heart BROKE for her early education experiences and her family. But I’m so glad my book club selected this book because it allowed me to explore so much (my post it’s are many). Her relationship with her sisters brought me so much joy. And I loved loved loved her and Julius’s story; I was absolutely grinning and touching my heart as I read about their relationship. I can’t wait to explore the artists that inspired Viola and her earlier works (I kept a list lol). I think anyone could take away so much from her story and I’ll recommending it from now on!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest and Rape

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.25

A harrowing and enlightening telling of Viola Davis’ childhood and career so far as narrated by herself. This memoir is emotional but level-headed and Viola Davis speaks with a sort of clarity and intellectualism that I doubt many people have while viewing their own lives. I am in awe of her—I was already in awe of her talent and now I am also in awe of her as a human. 

Read if you like powerful memoirs and stories of battling through life, and especially if you like memoir audiobooks performed by the author themselves. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Abortion, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Drug abuse, Incest, Racial slurs, and Suicidal thoughts

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

shnez's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

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

backyardroses's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Classism

allisonmaier's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Abortion

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

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