dexkit10's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Infidelity
angiebradley's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief
criticalgayze's review against another edition
4.25
I borrowed this one on audiobook from the library, and hearing what McCurdy went through out loud was almost enough to make me allow the rental to expire with the remaining 27% I had when the day started. If you are at all sensitive to any of the triggers, I might recommend sticking to the physical reading experience.
I hate to be that person that says, "I was really surprised by how well written this was," but I was really surprised by how well written this was. The choice to utilize short snapshots instead of long excursus on specific events was an excellent decision to get the reader in and out of the brutal experiences McCurdy works through by getting from checkpoint to checkpoint quickly. I also love her use of terms like "The Creator" to define people in order to show the way your life can be controlled by those in power over you.
I do think the book exhausts itself by the end, which is a pitfall of many books and especially memoirs. Some of the writing becomes a little less sharp in a way that does hold the same power as the first 3/4's, but it was nice to feel like (and I hope that it's true) this icon of my childhood sits in a better place now than when I last knew her.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Cursing, Blood, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Cancer, Gaslighting, Medical content, Death of parent, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
youngwessels's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Mental illness
inthemoonforcheese's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Injury/injury detail, Terminal illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Stalking
martamae77's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Vomit, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Medical content, Rape, and Alcoholism
hotchocolateandbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Body shaming, Cancer, Alcohol, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, and Religious bigotry
jewelaquino's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Sexism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
mackwizowski's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Rape, Body shaming, Terminal illness, Addiction, Cancer, Death of parent, Infidelity, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit
ashmarie166's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Death, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Addiction