Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1002 reviews

haemby's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

How do you rate someone's life? Jennette McCurdy has seemingly lived so many, but it all boils down into depression and loneliness and mental illness in the pages of this book. I'm so happy she's doing better for herself, and I hope she stays that way.

I grew up watching her, so I could picture the moments she would describe in the real world. When she talks about pictures leaking or a specific scene they had to film or being at an event, I can remember that. Knowing what went on behind the scenes now, however, makes those moments turn upside down. I don't regret being happy and watching those moments, but I can reflect on them now because (to a much lesser degree) I feel like I went through that as well. Faking a life that would end up cemented in some kind of history, only to be broken behind the scenes. 

I wish her well. And I hope she can choose her OWN thing for her life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

stealingyoursunbeams's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

3.75

Jennette McCurdy's writing is simple and straightforward, bordering on sparse, which actually makes a better impact on the reader than explaining everything to us. She doesn't try to hammer a point home; she lets us sit in the feeling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

meg_lee's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

cephalopodsruleall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual harassment

ahollaballa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

lovethethrill's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment

kerrydutra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

thatpansyboy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

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

s_mj_f's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

mynameisvesper's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Painfully honest. What if you don’t always take the high road and forgive everything just cause someone died? And yes, it can be viewed as controversial and the list of TWs is quite large, but it felt therapeutic as well. It’s common to not speak ill of the dead, or even to idolise them. I’m rather for speaking the truth, especially if it helps the living to heal. And it covers way more than just the relationship with abusive parent, it takes you through a meandric pathway to mental health recovery.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment