Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5 reviews

sarasimper's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

breadbummer's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Not sure why I've heard so many things about this book being funny. Sure, there are a few dryly humorous lines here and there (I listened to the audiobook, so I'm sure that helped with delivery) but, for the most part, it's just really sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

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

bladelikesbooks's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written memoir of Jennette McCurdy’s life, following her from the age of 6 to the present day. McCurdy discusses living on the poverty line, paycheck to paycheck and how even as a child she had constant financial anxieties. Her mom is very controlling and emotionally manipulative. 

McCurdy discusses an array of heavy topics throughout this memoir and I was sobbing through most of it. I can relate to Jennette on so many of her experiences, a lot of what she was saying hit close to home for me. I loved the way she talked about the romanticisation of the dead as this is something that I’m currently struggling with, with my family. 

This was such a great read, it’s such a privilege to experience what it’s like in another person’s brain. I loved that Jennette narrated it herself, it added so much more to the experience. Even if you’re not someone that would usually enjoy a nonfiction book, I think you’ll still love reading this one! 

Some quotes I loved:

“I don’t like to be observed, I like to do the observing”

“Why do we romanticise the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms, they’re the most romanticised of anyone”

Representation - Anxiety; OCD; Schizophrenia 

TWs/CWs - Abuse; Adoption; Adultery; Alcohol; Alcoholism; Animal Death; Anorexia; Blood; Breast Cancer; Bulimia; Cheating; Child Abuse; Child Acting; Coercion; Cussing; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Drug Use; Drunk Driving; Eating Disorders; Emotional Abuse; Excrement; Fatphobia; Financial Abuse; Hoarding; Homophobia; Hospital; Illness; Manipulation; Medical Detail; Mental Abuse; Misogyny; Murder; Panic Attack; Physical Abuse; Poverty; Purging (ED); Rape; Religious Bigotry; R-slur; Seizure; Sex; Sexualisation of a child; Suicide; Violence; Vomit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, and Murder