venussadness's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Cancer, Vomit, Addiction, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, and Drug use
thatswhatshanread's review
4.5
While iCarly wasn’t a must-watch show for me, I still grew up around its fandom, especially having been a huge Drake & Josh fan. I knew who Jennette McCurdy was, Sam to Miranda Cosgrove’s Carly. The show was like every other Nickelodeon and Disney TV show at the time—silly, cheesy, mindless. I was much more obsessed with the careers of the Disney Channel teens, following Miley and Zac and the Jonas Brothers every move so I never paid much attention to Nick’s stars.
In recent years, however, as more came out about “The Creator”, as Jennette refers to him in her book, I started reading more and more into the behind-the-scenes at Nick. And of course, I heard whisperings about how Jennette was treated, and how crazy her mom apparently was.
Nothing can prepare you for what Jennette reveals in these pages. It’s insane and awful what all she went through at the hands of her own mother, and you would have never known it. Jennette writes her story with blunt honesty, not trying to sugarcoat. Only trying to convey how her feelings changed over the years toward her career and her family. She’s a great writer and storyteller, and I’m glad she got to a healthy point in her life to share everything. A very eye-opening autobiography that gives you a deep glimpse into the harsh reality of childhood stardom.
Graphic: Stalking, Terminal illness, Cancer, Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Body shaming, Drug use, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy
cattreeohna's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Vomit, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Domestic abuse
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
yourfavcarmen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cancer, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Body horror, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Terminal illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Death, and Medical trauma
uchihas's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Cancer, Vomit, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment
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
kyuriiiiiii's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Addiction, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Death, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Cancer, Body shaming, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Sexual harassment, and Sexism
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
kellyjacqueline's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Alcoholism, and Vomit
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content