Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

681 reviews

sandysmith's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

A candid review of Jeanette's life with her abusive narcissistic mother and her life as a child actor. My kids loved icarly and Sam and Cat, but it saddens me at the cost it was for Jennette, and I'm sure other child actors and how they suffered for our entertainment.  The book should come with trigger warnings. It is billed as a funny memoir, but whilst there were moments of light relief, a woman's struggle to acceptance and healing is not remotely funny. Jennette writes wonderfully, and I wish her further success in overcoming her addictions and eating disorders. A hard but worth while read. I'm glad her mom died so she could start her healing journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Death, Cancer, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Ableism, Drug use, Child abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

idontread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Addiction, Drug abuse, Incest, Fatphobia, Violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

ehmannky's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

I find it very admirable that McCurdy has done enough work towards her recovery that she is able to write and reflect about the abuse she experienced at the hands of her mother, other family members, and the Hollywood studio system in such an honest and matter of fact way. I listened to the audiobook, and hearing McCurdy read through her experience was engrossing and powerful. A heavy read and also one that makes you think about all of the systems that enabled so many people to take advantage of her for so long and the amount of perseverance it takes to get to recovery from that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Cancer, and Drug use

cocopeia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

paulabekkerus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Classism, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

lettucelaugh's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

ashleyjo817's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

tiphtap's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

s4fe_sound's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Death of parent, Death, Cancer, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, and Addiction

jkononova's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

4.5

 Raw, vulnerable, hilarious, heartbreaking. Probably the best celebrity memoir I'll ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, and Mental illness

Minor: Stalking