Reviews tagging 'Alcoholism'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

2425 reviews

clambert97's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Sexual content

kimilyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Everyone and their mom has raved about this book since it came out. It’s well deserved. Jennette looks back and portrays every event with humor and pathos. From her mother forcing her into acting at six and teaching her how to be anorexic at eleven, her alcoholism, her first romances, and finally her unraveling after her mother’s death. It’s tragic and upsetting but ultimately hopeful. 

I wish there had been a bit more about her coming to grips with her mother’s abuse. What it was like finally acknowledging it and coming to terms with it. Maybe a bit more about why she finally feels that she can be glad her mom died. 

This book was really good though. Powerful and vulnerable. Definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Grief, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

inyourwords's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism

romancebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense

3.75

I liked that Jennette McCurdy read the book. Did want to DNF at some points as it was hard to stomach sometimes, but kept going. Interesting to get a look into what some child actors may face at such a young age and how it influences them their whole life. 

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Content Warnings

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

eccentric_kam's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Very rarely is there a book that will put me in my feels. This book was both relatable and validating. I appreciate the sort of strength it must have taken her to write this book and share these pieces of her life with everyone. I sat in total silence for ten minutes after listening to the audiobook just to process everything that I heard. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer and Gaslighting

redphonebooth3's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Wow, just wow. As someone who LOVED iCarly as a kid, this really puts that whole show and Jennette of course into a new perspective. Its nearly unbelievable what she was dealing with for so many years of her life and no one had a clue.
This book is not for the faint of heart and definitely not for those who are in the throes of mental health and ED issues themselves, but I recommend it wholeheartedly to anyone who feels robust enough. 
Yes she was a great actor (it's unfortunate her experience with acting was so negative since she does have a knack for it), but clearly her writing skills are not lacking in the least either. I was really taken along on her journey and while I saw the wrongness in many situations, I also saw why it took so long for her to realise that wrongness. She managed to capture her childlike nativité without sugarcoating the situation in a great balance that really managed to immerse me fully. Nothing but praise for her and the best of luck. She deserves nothing but the best for herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Chronic illness, Body shaming, and Addiction

bookswithbethx's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

aj_langley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Cancer, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism

cinderrunner's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

maureennw's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Eating disorder