Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2010 reviews

kelleykamanda's review

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.75

So well written but as expected, painfully sad.  I’m so glad she found a medium to successfully share such a powerful story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

natmaas's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

bookcentipede's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This did not feel like a non fiction book, not because it did not feel real but because it was so easy to read. McCurdy let us in to her head and was so vulnerable despite spending her childhood exposed to the public. She was not afraid to say the ugly truths and the thoughts she had but did not say. She had a depressing tone at points that reminded me of how Plath would judge those around her. She condensed years of abuse and neglect into just over 300 pages. This narrative was not what I expected in that she was able to narrate in her old childhood perspective while still making it evident this was satirical and in retrospect and cleverly switches to her current perspective and breaking the lies she believed. This is self aware, raw, brutal, real and needed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

mermaibee's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

It was interesting to hear her life like that. I found it difficult to find anything comedic about the writing, I guess I personally don’t understand dark humor? I feel like I understand her a lot and she is very relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Dysphoria

sapspace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

jemd06's review

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

wildflower_magic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Captivating, insightful, engaging, emotional... I devoured this book in one sitting because I couldn't get enough of Jennette's story. I am not usually a lover of memoirs, but so many have recommended this one so I decided to give it a go. She did a wonderful job expressing her life story with all the complexities that came with it. Her reading the audiobook felt like I was in the room with her while she told me her story over coffee. I highly recommend the audiobook! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

no_clue_man's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Stalking

a very accurate and in depth description of the experience of living with eating disorders

beccah1610's review

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit

gondorgirl's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent