Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

491 reviews

muchadoaboutliz's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Alcohol, Cancer, Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical content, Vomit, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Blood

faithratesbooks's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Self harm, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Drug use, Abandonment, Confinement, and Adult/minor relationship

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

thesupermassive's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fatphobia

lucymoosie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

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

maw0908's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Mental 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

miaaa_lenaaa's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

One of the best memoirs/biographies ive read. Very reflective and not holding back but doesnt feel like its just saying things for shock value, feels like everything in there is there for a purpose- paints an impressively complex picture

‘She need us to be nothing without her.’

‘Child stardom is a trap, a dead end.’

‘Her happiness came at the cost of mine.’

‘Grief is a great scapegoat.’

‘The years youre supposed to spend building character, i spent building characters.’

‘Why do we romanticise the dead?’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Vomit, and Sexual assault