Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

172 reviews

komiification's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Stalking

elysephone_escapes's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Misogyny

cutepatzie's review

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

4.75

Even if do not consider myself as a Jennette McCurdy her story is still fascinating
. It's a perfect example that we do not always know what happens behind someone's house door. And I am glad she has the power to tell her story that many people can relate to in so many aspects. This story not only gives us a look at how sick and horrible Hollywood it is and was but also shows that many people that life looks perfect in first glance its no so perfect. And idolizing people thinking the are walking perfection or they never have a problem and always have a good life is no always reality. I' am glad that Jennette tell her story and shared with us that sometimes the monsters can be the people that we always thought were our heroes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Stalking

lea8914lh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

cibani's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

amgarrido's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

laffi's review

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Medical content

Minor: Outing

theofanis's review

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

*heavy sigh* 

This book has helped and will help so many people struggling from similar challenging and traumatic experiences. 

Her story was very validating to me as someone that was abused from childhood to adulthood by parents that have tried (and failed) to gaslight me into believing that they weren’t abusive. It was validating to know that I’m not crazy and these experiences have deeply affected who I am as a person. 

I felt for her In so many ways throughout the book from frustration and anger to pain and grief to hopefulness and relief. 

ALSO…Miranda Cosgrove is an angel and a national treasure, her and Jennette deserve all of the success in the world in whatever they want to do. And Ariana Grande SUCKS and we ALL owe Victoria Justice a huge freakin apology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

talshoulia's review

3.25

Idk how to feel. I wanted to DNF, but when I got really into it, the ending/payoff was worthwhile and even though the reading experience was uncomfortable I didn't regret it. It was cathartic to see her gradually get older and become self aware about her relationship with her mom and her struggles, eventually get help. But this was so hard to read and I can imagine would be insanely triggering for people who have struggled with EDs. It was disturbing enough as a person who hasn't. Her writing this in the 1st person made it feel so much more real (especially in her younger years),  that you could almost feel like you were there. 

I see why people have rated this so high but I definitely wouldn't recommend this to people blindly, or at all, considering the subject matter. I didn't find it funny or enjoyable either, besides some parts at the end. I also think there is definitely more ED content then is described in the summary or in promo - and because she writes about it as she felt at the time, there is a lot of pro-ED rationale and justification for a majority of the book, without much commentary or reflection to counteract until the end. Holy shit this could be so triggering...and  I would've loved to have more reflection at the end, to see more on how she got to the point she was "glad her mom died". 

I'm not going to say it's not worth the hype, exactly, but I also dont feel like the glowing reviews tell the whole story. I also feel weird rating a memoir lower because it's someone's life experience, but this just isn't a 5 star for me? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, and Stalking