Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

51 reviews

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny informative sad

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Terminal illness, Bullying, Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Vomit

thatswhatshanread's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This memoir is the epitome of you truly never know what’s going on in someone else’s life.

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. 

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Content Warnings

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

yourfavcarmen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mekowaletti's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Grief, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer, Drug use, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Vomit, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Dysphoria

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, and Chronic illness

strwbrrymlklvr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

Textually, it is an easy read—contextually, it is emotionally difficult. I loved reading about her life, her experiences, her thoughts, and how she was simply a human trying to figure out who she was in the midst of family, fame, and fear. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Addiction, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Alcoholism, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Fatphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Body shaming, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Pedophilia

m3gad1lfm4ds's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Incest, Grief, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Body shaming, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Addiction, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Eating disorder

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

A absolutely triggering but emotional masterpiece. Not a book you should read when you're in a bad headspace, but one that everyone should read. 5 stars. And fuck The Creator, Narrcisists, and Nickelodeon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Misogyny, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Body horror, Cancer, and Death

sarah_cameron's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

My feelings about this book are complicated to say the least, and deeply personal to say the most.

I’m very impressed by Jennette’s ability to share her story. She does it with an incredibly strong and unflinching voice. She is generous and poised despite the awful things she has endured at the hands of others and herself, and I like that her relationship with everything and everyone is complicated and authentic, including the relationship she describes with herself.

This book was weirdly triggering and healing. It really doesn’t pull any punches, especially if you find yourself relating to any aspects of her life that are particularly uncomfortable. It was hard to see aspects of my life mirrored in Jennette’s. It was also deeply comforting to see her progress, and hope for that for myself.

I’m really grateful for this book, and suspect it’s one I’ll revisit many times in years to come.

I do want to echo the general sentiment that you should be mindful of when and how you pick this book up, and that it’s okay to put it down and return to it when you feel ready.

Thanks for sharing this piece of yourself Jennette. It might be weird to say, but it really did mean a lot to be able to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Vomit, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Gaslighting, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

courteez's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Self harm, Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Bullying, and Vomit