Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Ik ben blij dat mijn moeder dood is by Jennette McCurdy

263 reviews

souplife's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A quick, easily digestible read that does so much to reveal how trauma and abuse affect us. Jennette has a very distinct authorial voice that places us in her headspace expertly.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

nosmallthing's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

kathrynmaclean_'s review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

bkschwartz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

An incredibly well written memoir. McCurdy’s childhood experiences are heartbreaking, but she writes with such dry wit and humor that I never got lost in the trauma. Her openness around her eating disorders is staggeringly vulnerable; I am in absolute awe of her strength.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

bellacollins's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

awk0panda's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jasmine_23's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

It's interesting to listen to, and I understand the hype about it being brutally honest, but I wouldn't listen to it again 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

mossbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow.

I listened to this as an audiobook and listening to Jennette talk so openly and emotionally about things very similar to what I experienced as a kid has honestly touched me in some way. It's incredibly rare to hear anyone talk about childhood abuse perpetrated and conducted by their mother and even rarer to hear them talk about it so bluntly, openly, and thoughtfully. I have an astronomical respect for this woman and I hope she knows that her openness makes so many people feel so much less alone.

McCurdy writes with humour and strikingly brutal honesty in a way that very much resonates with me. This book had me in tears, in bouts of laughter, and in a very contemplative & reflective mood. The way she chronicles her life had me so proud of her for her successes and so hopeful she could rise again when she slipped and truly had me engaged.

Thank you for writing about your experience. Thank you for allowing us to listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

juliebells's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

tash_98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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