Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

67 reviews

rikkinic's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Classism

cara_anne's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the best memoir I’ve read in a long time. Jennette McCurdy shows her depth of character and her writing acumen as she guides readers through a series of vignettes that all make up the bigger picture of a life stolen and reclaimed. Mostly heartbreaking but also raucously funny, this is maybe the most transparent window we have into the realm of child stardom - and McCurdy never once shies away from anything short of brutal honesty. Recommending this to literally everyone I know! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Excrement

Jennette loses her virginity while too drunk to consent. This is ever explicitly described as rape. Jennette’s mother insists on showering her until she is 18 years old, sometimes with her older brother, and performs breast and vaginal exams. This is also never fully acknowledged as sexual abuse, but is hinted at.

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

cinnamonsweetpotatofries's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

justovereherereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I loved the short chapters that brought little snippets of Jennette’s life…my children used to watch icarly and Sam & Kat, you’d have no idea she was walking through what she explains in this book. 
Her writing style is very readable and I loved that I got to listen to Jenette herself read on the audiobook. 
There are some moments of potential over share, but then I guess she choose to share such information and for a reason, so that we could truly understand her pain in the moment. 
Amazing yet sad read. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Excrement and Stalking

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

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I would have given this book beyond 5 stars if I could. I am so glad Jennette was able to leave acting and pursue her writing career, and share her story which I hope played a huge part into her recovery from such extreme trauma. I also am so grateful to her for this because of how many people may have been aided in their own recovery by relating to different aspects of Jennette’s story at any level- it definitely has impacted me in ways I never would have expected. There are just so many things that typically go unspoken out of shame or taboo, brushed off, not recognized as abuse, etc. but Jennette does not hold back. I have no doubt this book has saved lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Drug use, Homophobia, Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

hocuscrocus's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I have NEVER started and finished a book in the same day until today.
Jennette's story is so compelling, so dark, so sad, and so hopeful that I simply couldn't put it down.

The frank, vulnerable tone of it all is incredibly powerful but also devastating. With that in mind, I recommend paying extra attention to content warnings to read safely and with care.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, 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, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, and Classism

smithreads's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual assault, Medical content, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Excrement, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment