Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

16 reviews

alucero94's review

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

bleakghost's review

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Jeanette McCurdy dives into her story about her relationship with her overbearing mother growing up as a child actress. This story opens a door to allow the reader to learn more about Jeanettes struggles and healing journey as she allows herself to be vulnerable to the world through her writing. I'm Glad My Mom Died holds a lot of dark humor that some may find relatable while also heartbreaking. It will send you on an emotional roller-coaster but I would 100% recommend this book as it is well worth the read. Especially for millennials who grew up in the early 2000s Nickelodeon era, there are some stories Jeannette tells in her book that will certainly have your jaws dropped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

undecidedpersonality's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism

bekang's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The book captures the abhorrence of eating disorders, self-image, and the perplexities of having a relationship with a narcissistic parent intensively with its descriptions, as well as the inevitabilities of momentary digression in the journey of healing from it all. Additionally, Jennette gave great insight into the vulnerabilities child stars/actors face in Hollywood. However, I felt a slight dissatisfaction with the writing style; it was not as palatable as I would prefer. In certain instances, I thought there could have been a better choice of words. Still, this minor issue does not overshadow the book's content as it was an interesting read. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

Minor: Infidelity, Blood, and Stalking

sammyelliott_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Medical content, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Classism

slayalicious's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

faithratesbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

frances_saypack's review

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

4.75

This book is a trigger warning for anyone that can't read about abuse in any form. Amazing book though!

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Content Warnings

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

penofpossibilities's review

4.0

It's as good as everyone says it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Religious bigotry

Minor: Confinement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment