Reviews tagging 'Terminal illness'

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

13 reviews

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

emotional inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Police brutality, Dementia, Medical trauma, Abortion, Alcohol, and Classism

liesthemoontells's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

This was a hilarious, incredibly dark, and blisteringly honest account of living with mental illness by legendary comedian Maria Bamford.

If you're not familiar with her work, I would highly recommend watching some of her standup before committing to the full book - the utter blackness of her humour can be very confronting and may not be for everyone.

As a Maria Bamford fan, it's everything you could hope for. I listened to this with every spare moment I had over a few days and struggled to tear myself away from it.

I listened to the audiobook despite having bought a signed copy of this book at one of her shows. I will probably read the physical copy at some point to compare, but I adored the audio version (she does all the voices!)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

mollymdull's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pandemic/Epidemic

kirstieanya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Fatphobia and Homophobia

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Probably the funniest book I have listened to in a long time. As Maria Bamford bravely recounts her many adventures with group therapies and twelve step programs from debtors anonymous to couples therapy. Maria openly shares about her struggles with antidepressants, our healthcare system when it comes to mental health help and so much more. Although none of those topics sounds funny, trust me this book will have you laughing. 
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Pandemic/Epidemic

happinessie's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Chronic illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Addiction

jesselopod's review against another edition

funny hopeful fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

carolineberry12's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Maria Bamford is a special type of genius. She walked so that Bo Burnham could run. Her awareness of human fallibility and her lens of critical acceptance makes this book a wild ride. She created something truly good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

Minor: Sexual violence

riotgrrrl92's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful informative medium-paced

4.75

This book was phenomenal. I’ve been a Maria Bamford fan for over a decade, and her humor has always hit me in all the goofiest and darkest spots. Her experiences with OCD, ED, SI, depression, anxiety, and addiction is relatable to me in a way I’ve never seen. I’ve also spent a lot of time in 12 step halls and she had me cackling outloud in my office commenting on how ridiculous those meetings can be.  She’s bold and hilarious and brave and flawed. I felt extremely seen by this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

emily_stimmel's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Mental illness

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide