Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Finding Me: A Memoir by Viola Davis

29 reviews

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

terahjay's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Such a wonderful, pointed, and truly visceral memoir. Davis is a tour de force on stage, on screen, and in this book. She engages in radical truth-telling about her journey practicing vulnerability, authenticity, humor, and celebrates what it means to simply live a life. This is a book that I wish I could read/head again for the first time. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Violence

Moderate: Death, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Sexual assault

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

cayleeguy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Grief, Bullying, Animal death, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Infertility, and Body shaming

sparringego8's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Alcohol, Drug use, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pregnancy, Racism, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Grief, and Addiction

hannah_and_her_stories's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Cancer, Racism, Violence, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Death, Animal death, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Classism, Death of parent, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, Cursing, Grief, Medical trauma, and Addiction

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Terminal illness, Animal death, Misogyny, and Incest

cs1887's review

5.0

I know why it won the grammy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Infertility, Hate crime, Violence, Racial slurs, Death, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, and Bullying

sydney_abigail25's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

LOVE IT. so emotional, so beautiful, so poignant, so honest. so representative of the experience of a dark-skinned woman, in acting but also in LIFE. an incredibly important read for the entire world, i think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Infertility, Drug use, and Sexual assault

sandieu's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Rape, Racism, Medical trauma, and Emotional abuse

carly_the_librarian's review against another edition

emotional inspiring

5.0

 Viola's story is one of overcoming trauma and achieving her wildest dreams. Her upbringing was incredibly difficult, going through things that no child ever should. Her strength and healing journey is incredibly inspiring, and I appreciated her sharing her therapy experiences.

Viola's journey at Julliard was also incredibly interesting. I think all professions have issues with Eurocentrism, but I had never thought about how that affected those in the acting field. It was enlightening to hear her discuss how film has gotten more diverse, yet darker African American in lead roles is still proportionately small. I really enjoyed hearing about her experience in Africa and how healing it was after being surrounded by people who didn't understand the importance of culture. I am truly amazed at Viola's resilience and am so happy for the life she has built for herself. See trigger warnings prior to reading as this book deals with many difficult topics. Bonus- Viola narrates the audiobook herself! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Racism, Abortion, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault