walmart_eyeball's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Cancer, and Child abuse
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Grief, Alcohol, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Minor: Religious bigotry, Drug use, Addiction, Homophobia, Infidelity, Blood, and Cursing
sofiematthe's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Medical content, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Child abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, Cancer, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
psychuhdelic's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Child abuse
Moderate: Vomit and Cancer
Minor: Blood
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
musingsofazebra's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Fatphobia
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Cancer, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
emreads_'s review against another edition
Graphic: Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Alcohol, Addiction, Grief, Fatphobia, Death of parent, and Sexual content
Minor: Blood
guime's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer
emilymdh's review
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Vomit, Cancer, Drug use, Addiction, and Grief
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Stalking
aravira's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
honey_pie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, Vomit, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, and Blood
Minor: Stalking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis