Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

700 reviews

caselyn's review

emotional funny sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

ahjadareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

I don’t rate autobiographies/memoirs but WOW. Ms. Jennette McCurdy, the woman that you are. I felt all the things. But I’m most captivated by her ability to tell her story (which I’m so glad I got to hear thru the audio) in this lighthearted, humorous tone? She’s a great storyteller. As a kid who grew up watching iCarly, you kinda feel this guilt and sadness knowing that something you loved so much was causing someone so much misery. It makes me happy that her healing journey is underway. I also wasn’t prepared to relate to it as much as I did… maybe we all need a lil therapy??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

hkershaw28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, 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, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

thegardenlesbian's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Simply put, a great book. I usually don't care for memoirs (mainly because I don't care about famous people, especially celebrities) but this one was very thoughtful. I pretty much never watched the author's shows, so I didn't know much about her, but while reading I felt deeply for her. I hope she can be happy and that she goes on to do great things (even if it's 'just' being happy). Rather than being glad her mom died, I'm glad she seems recovered (or to be recovering, as it can be a lifelong process). Either way, her mom dying (both literally and, more importantly, metaphorically, as her presence was still within the author) definitely was what she needed  — even as heartless as it may sound.

My one critique: I would have loved to get more 'guidance' on i.e. what age she was when a chapter started, because I found myself sometimes lost at the beginning of some of them because of the time jump.

All in all, the author's writing style is enjoyable and realistic, showing both the vulnerable and the funny, balancing the cynical and apathetic with the emotional and caring.

That scene in the end when she recalls the time when she was purging without having checked that the rest of the stalls were empty beforehand, only for a kid to ask for her autograph as she's vomiting was, in all its unrelatability, completely relatable.

If you can tolerate the trigger warnings, I would definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

cicuma's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Stalking

m_shaddy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow, what a story!

Before this, I didn’t really know much about Jennette McCurdy. She was one of those people I had seen on TV or online but never really knew who she was or what she was famous for. iCarly was way past my Nickelodeon-watching days, but I’m so glad I picked up this book (or rather, listened to it).

This memoir was raw, emotional, and at times, shocking. I was blown away by how brave she was to put all of this out there—to share her experiences as a child actor, the toxic treatment she endured from her family, and the lasting struggles with mental health that resulted.

The abuse she suffered at the hands of her mother was rage-inducing. My heart ached for that little girl who didn’t know anything different, who thought that the way she was treated was normal. It’s heartbreaking to think of how her childhood was completely stolen by a narcissistic mother who was so obsessed with living vicariously through her daughter that she didn’t stop to care about her. I know some will say that her mother loved her deep down, but I truly believe that narcissists like that are incapable of loving anyone other than themselves—and that is just as tragic for Jennette and her siblings.

Books like this are so important. They help people who have experienced similar things realize that what they went through isn’t normal, that help is out there, and that they can find people who truly care about them. This book was heartbreaking, eye-opening, and deeply impactful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

esawicki92's review

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cursing

e_cristens's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, 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, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

avy_moose's review

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Drug use, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment