Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1529 reviews

heyconniemay's review

dark sad medium-paced

4.0

I didn't even read what this was about going into it. Very heavy and emotional content. It took it out of me tbh. 
I feel for jennette and appreciate her sharing her story.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

rmiroden's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, Death, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Addiction

kups's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, and Medical content

Minor: Vomit

olivia_dowling's review

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, and Eating disorder

sholtie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Self harm, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Grief, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Panic attacks/disorders

mbattiest's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Alcohol, Addiction, and Body shaming

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

boilermish's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Addiction, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Toxic relationship

jaanatabalon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

I enjoyed Jennette's writing a lot - I found her style captivating and I appreciated how the tone matured and evolved as she grew older. I enjoyed the book, but definitely did myself a disservice by spoiling a lot of the book for myself via Twitter discourse when it first came out, thinking I wasn't gonna read it. It was a fascinating view into acting, emotional abuse, and how not everything that glitters is gold. Would generally recommend as a quick read, especially if you were a fan of McCurdy's shows as a kid. 

---

Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Vomit

readwithev's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

4.5

Jennette conveys her childhood, teens and early twenties in short vignettes. The length and pacing is perfect. Written in 1st person, but not self pittying. She reflects on her life and her family with curiosity, empathy, and grace. The scenes don’t grow redundant. The earlier chapters are painful as she describes her distorted over-glorification of her mother, dismisses troubling behavior, assigns guilt for perceived or minor mistakes, and seeks constant validation.

Spoiler

“Don’t all children worry about their entire families?” This line hurt me. The anxiety she develops around her physical home, her mother’s unpredictable moods, and self-induced shame hit home for me (like girl that’s too relatable 🙃). There’s a bit of dark and facetiousness humor to soften the trauma (that again is 100% relatable).
This memoir is barely 300 pages but she packs so much in. The confusion, the budding OCD, the emergence of her eating disorders, her dysfunctional relationships, and her bumpy road to recovery. I felt my chest tighten with anxiety for “Child Jennette.”
I appreciate the vulnerability and honesty, especially when she talks about slips in recovery, her fear around food, and the non-linear path of her grief.

My only criticism is the lack of details around her brothers’ experiences growing up and if they also suffer abuse. How did they grieve their mother’s death? How did they heal? I understand that Jennette did not include details to protect their privacy, but I think I would have appreciated closure. She obviously loves them (because she dedicated the book to them). I think I just a happy ending for all of them because their childhood was so screwed up.
I highly recommend this book, but it will not be an easy breezy beautiful read. I finished it in one day, but I’ll need sometime to process it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Self harm, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Cancer

Minor: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

singalana's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

This is an incredibly personal book about the author’s relationship with her mother, and how it affected her life, choices and mental health. As it is a memoir, I can hardly critique “the plot”. It was fascinating and horrific at the same time. The subject matter is heavy at times, and I would advise anyone who has a hard time reading about abuse, eating disorders and alcohol use to approach this book with caution. 

I appreciated the way the author described how her relationship with her mother developed and how she began to see her mother’s actions in a different light. Also I appreciated how this book ended on a positive note. Before reading this book I had no idea who Jennette McCurdy was, but the way this book told about her life “made me” care about her, and I wish her all the best.

I listened this book as an audiobook narrated by the author. At first I felt she talked a bit too fast, but then I got used to it and it didn’t bother me anymore. I personally didn’t like some small things how she chose to deliver some lines, but that’s a personal preference. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Cancer

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, and Terminal illness