Reviews tagging 'Classism'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

70 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

a dark and emotionally challenging story about finding yourself after spending your whole life moulding yourself in to what someone else demands you to be, in the midst of grief and mental illness, in an industry that only cares if you’re making them money. really interesting and beautifully written. hearing jennette’s thoughts through each moment being recounted was interesting and vulnerable. it felt like a story of importance, that needed to be told. hard to put down but i did have to take a break in the middle as it was so hard to listen to, but listening to it read by jennette herself felt very impactful. definitely worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

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

leannanecdote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, 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, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

flamesocks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

saralw6's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This book is so phenomenal and sad and lighthearted and funny all at the same time - such an honest representation of an industry we glamorize far too much and the struggles that come with it. Jennette’s blunt humor and relatable feelings cushion the blow of the horrors she dealt with and her long road to recovery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

breadbummer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Not sure why I've heard so many things about this book being funny. Sure, there are a few dryly humorous lines here and there (I listened to the audiobook, so I'm sure that helped with delivery) but, for the most part, it's just really sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

greenan26's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Cursing, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

wooblatoober's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

amazing book. covers her entire life pretty much up until she starts writing the book. it was incredible. VERY easy read vocab- & language-wise, but very difficult read regarding content. HEED THE CONTENT WARNINGS. if any of the CWs trigger you, especially the ones listed “graphic,” DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. otherwise, it’s an incredible read. 

lots of humor in suffering w/ a hopeful ending theme of overcoming adversity. amazingly written. i was hooked from the first page. mccurdy is an amazingly talented creative nonfiction writer (& doesn’t hurt that she’s had a life so crazy it seems like it should be fiction).

5⭐️ but i reserve actual 5⭐️ ratings on storygraph for my favorite books of all time

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Dementia, and Classism

Minor: Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kgpierce's review

emotional funny hopeful sad slow-paced

3.25

Lovely autobiography, definitely interesting. That being said it didn’t offer me anything I have read or heard before. Nothing groundbreaking but a good read nonetheless.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

avoticat's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Fantastic. It's such a good read. Would recommend this to everyone. It's heavy content but McCurdy's writing is so incredible and witty that it is a very smooth read. This is one of my favourite books, I would rate it higher if I could. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

This book is heavy and largely about parental abuse, specifically maternal abuse, and it's ongoing effects.