Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

389 reviews

georgie_dowling's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

angebrown's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I have read some heartbreaking books lately, but Jeanette's story really takes the cake for me. It was a very tough read, but I was grateful that Jeanette passed on some of her wisdom about coping with the aftereffects of being parented by a narcissist. 

It should be mentioned that there are a considerable number of content warnings for this book including eating disorders and everything that goes with them, child abuse, domestic abuse, chronic illness and death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Grief, Vomit, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

juliamp123's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

A gripping, powerfully vulnerable piece. Jennette is a force and I am a better person for having sat with her story. It made me grateful for my own mother and her insistence on my remaining a child as long as I could, even when I begged her to take me to open casting calls as a kid. Her rejection of my desire for childhood stardom was a saving grace I will never stop being thankful for. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Death

tsked_off's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Addiction, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, Body shaming, Medical content, Vomit, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cursing, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

blue_reader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Rape

Minor: Sexual assault and Homophobia

livlovread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

moonpeach's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Death of parent

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

3.5

The way this memoir is written tricks the reader into thinking that the topic is light and happy when the reality is,  Jennette’s story is utterly wrong in every way. Narcissistic parents exploit their children in irreparable and unforgivable ways and Jennette’s mom is no different. There were parts of this book that were so relatable, especially the manipulation. Even though I experienced a narcissistic parent in a different context than Jennette the parallels were spot-on. I particularly appreciated the last page — I agree with the author, that we glorify the dead too much, refusing to see the person who was. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Vomit, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Cancer, and Dementia

beth_taggard's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, Grief, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Fatphobia

navayiota's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I have never related so much to another person's experience. At times, reading this felt like reading my own journals. Super well written, her writing has so much character and her delivery at times gave me chills. I recommend this book to anyone who can stomach the topics- they are heavy and triggering. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Cancer, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Vomit, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity, Injury/injury detail, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis