redphonebooth3's review
4.75
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.
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
annabulkowski's review
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Child death, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Terminal illness
larzhagen's review
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Religious bigotry
Minor: Abandonment and Stalking
booksandcat's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Grief, Alcohol, Body shaming, Medical content, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Blood, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, and Vomit
clarapaquerette's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Alcohol, and Vomit
Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Terminal illness, Addiction, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Cancer, and Emotional abuse
hannahjwarren's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Excrement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Religious bigotry and Grief
charlie6's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Cancer, Drug abuse, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Addiction
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, and Stalking
katiesalvi's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Religious bigotry
sadgirlsidney's review against another edition
4.75
What a complete nightmare of a childhood and early adulthood. Her mother, and grandmother if we're gonna be honest, are two completely vile human beings. I cannot fathom what makes people behave like such monsters.
I don't know if I can call the book good, it's horrific. It's honest in a no holds bars kind of way which I think is incredibly important. It made me want to peel my skin off. Every time the time period was brought up was so jarring because at a certain point I feel lulled into a false sense of security thinking "this stuff doesn't happen anymore." But then the year is mentioned and I'm like oh right, this didn't happen in the 70's or earlier before child rights, I'm older than Jenette and this all occurred while I was out and about in the world. It's fucking wild.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Vomit, and Mental illness
Moderate: Terminal illness
Minor: Religious bigotry and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
katiefurms's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Death, Addiction, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Pedophilia and Religious bigotry