Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Ik ben blij dat mijn moeder dood is by Jennette McCurdy

140 reviews

alicialikekeys's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Eating disorder

Moderate: Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

niceonehros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

Harrowing, hilarious, and relatable. A deeply troubling and deeply healing familiar narrative for the children of impossible and abusive mothers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

chickaboogawah's review against another edition

challenging funny informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

a_rasmussen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

el_eminate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

This story is so sad and depressing. Jennette McCurdy was violated, abused and paced into a career in tv by her own mother. This is a story of eating disorders, alcoholism, narcissistic family members and the devastating life of a child in Hollywood.  Excellent written, though I had a hard time finding it funny. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

quotestation's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I must start this review by saying one should not have the audiobook on display while having breakfast with their mother — there were all sorts of whining in my house.

I found quite fascinating how Jennette seems to recall so much of her childhood, of her feelings and thoughts as the events happened.

I didn’t find the book funny as many say, but perhaps that is my own coping mechanism and dry humour that makes me hyper fixate on what she was actually saying. Nonetheless, the way she wrote was clever, and the journey of going through abuse and addiction and grief and coming out victorious on the other side is undeniable. 

I do not share her experience, but I do agree on her final thoughts about romanticising certain people and titles. More even so with the juxtaposition of missing someone even though you know they are, to put it simply, shit.

Quite touching, this book will stay with me for a long time (dare I say forever). I hope she’s well and happy and that people going through similar experiences may find the healing they deserve.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cancer, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

kiwichill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Blood, and Stalking

cnannery19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

lavloveslit's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

As challenging as the content was, I could not stop listening. Audiobook hits even harder since it was read by the author. Jennette is an incredible writer and I'm extremely proud of her for writing this and sharing it with the world. What a messed up childhood. She deserves all of the healing, health, and love. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Pedophilia

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual content, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Stalking