Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Me Alegro de que mi madre haya muerto by Jennette McCurdy

192 reviews

syd991's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

So well written and so beautifully done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Grief, Addiction, Cancer, Body shaming, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, and Sexual harassment

rikkinic's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Stalking, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

bugsybugs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.0

Dark, painful, unflinching. At times funny, but mostly incredibly raw to listen to. Not a light-hearted read, and hearing her read the audiobook made me well up with tears at certain points.

Jennette has a way of writing from the voice of her younger self that makes you truly see her perspective, including her naiveté and warped family narratives. No unnecessary celebrity gossip here, but a real and honest account of familial abuse, eating disorders, alcoholism, and the hard work it takes to move on from them. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Self harm

daralexandria's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Bullying, Death of parent, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

c_e_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Excrement, Death, Cursing, and Body shaming

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, and Blood

kirstenpod_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical content, Pedophilia, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Medical trauma, Cancer, Body horror, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Addiction, Grief, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Infidelity

_meeg's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Medical trauma, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Chronic illness, Cancer, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

jasonwalko's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I think this book’s reputation precedes it at this point, but this is an absolute must-read. As someone who doesn’t read nonfiction often, I had this on my radar but never sought it out, only taking notice because I watched iCarly as a kid and the title is certainly eye catching, especially if you only knew Jeanette in the context of being a child actor. Downloaded the audiobook and listened to it all in one sitting during a road trip, something that I wouldn’t recommend doing. This is a heavy read, and be warned, there are trigger warnings galore for those with eating disorders especially bulimia and anorexia, and emotional abuse. If you’re put off by the title and the cover image of Jeanette holding her mother’s urn with an indifferent smirk on her face, don’t be. This isn’t the story of a girl who hated her mother every second of her life, Jeanette in fact speaks very highly of her mother for the first 3/4ths of the book and even has great trouble admitting the full extent of her mother’s abuse until the very last moments of the narrative, long after Debra McCurdy passes away. The title isn’t indicative of the overarching narrative, it’s the conclusion Jeanette has reached after years of horrific psychological abuse, struggles with body image, and unhealthy relationships with alcohol, food, and romantic partners, problems exacerbated by her mother’s imparted “wisdom.” This isn’t a conclusion that was easy for Jeanette to reach, and I think anyone who has ever struggled with not feeling “good enough” for someone will deeply resonate with this. This is a raw, unfiltered look at recovery from the trenches of mental illness. It’s ugly, disgusting, and totally uncomfortable, but like it or not, mental illness is a part of who we are. The best we can do is live for ourselves. One person’s happiness should never come at the cost of our own, no matter what. That’s the most important takeaway here. 10/10, hope Jeanette is doing better now. She deserves all the success she’s garnered from this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Death, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

madzilla_reads's review against another edition

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

5.0

The dark retelling of Jennette McCurdy story that needed to be heard. She is so real and yet at the end still hopeful. I'm so happy for her and how far she's made it 💗. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Dysphoria, Mental illness, and Vomit