waima_03's review against another edition
Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Addiction, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Body horror, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
nellsir's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Medical trauma, Vomit, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Stalking, Infidelity, Medical content, Ableism, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Physical abuse, Incest, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship
Minor: Infidelity, Homophobia, Stalking, and Ableism
hotchocolateandbooks's review
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Body shaming, Cancer, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Religious bigotry
kashby's review against another edition
Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Rape, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body horror, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Medical content, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Vomit
Minor: Stalking
chloe_schal's review
5.0
It was such a raw and emotional book where you can really feel how Jennette must've felt during those periods in her life.
The book was easy to read (writingstyle-wise), I couldn't put it down. Even during the more emotional passages.
I really recommend everybody who loved the shows she's been in as a child to read this book. It changes the perspective of everything you thought you knew and loved.
Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Eating disorder, Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Mental illness, and Alcoholism
meleah_neely's review against another edition
4.0
i usually do not like memoirs— much less autobiographies. i never quite knew why. maybe it has something to do with breaking the shiny surfaces of the people you think you know and finally seeing them for what it is. most memoirs, in my opinion, only do this for the sake of pushing political messages or making you seem more real. part of what this biography asks you to do is ask yourself: are you ready to learn the cost of life? mccurdy examines the quintessential aspects of reality and challenges what it truly means to live in a world where you are merely just alive. what i take away most from this book is its rawness and transparency. while heavy at many moments, it was enlightening and did a phenomenal job at bringing you in. when jennette was confused, we were confused. her hopes, her fears, her struggles, we felt all of it alongside her. in some ways, one could read this as her inviting you in— stepping into her life and seeing just a glimpse of what it takes to live by someone else's standards. all for the sake of the 'American dream' nonetheless. a truly inspiring and heavy book that gives you insight into the true difficulties of the industry for child actors, since i am sure jennette was not the only one who felt these same experiences. as someone who watched icarly and then jennette's podcast where she spoke out on these issues, i could not be happier to see that she finally— after so long— has found a voice. and found it in something that's memorializing and beautiful nonetheless. as i said, this book does get very heavy (more than i imagined), so please check the content warnings before you read it and it's okay to take breaks while reading.
Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Self harm
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Pedophilia
helluo_librorum_lgbt's review
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Terminal illness, Vomit, Blood, Classism, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Gore
ckaustin's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Cancer, Body shaming, Blood, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism