Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy

1735 reviews

kimilyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Everyone and their mom has raved about this book since it came out. It’s well deserved. Jennette looks back and portrays every event with humor and pathos. From her mother forcing her into acting at six and teaching her how to be anorexic at eleven, her alcoholism, her first romances, and finally her unraveling after her mother’s death. It’s tragic and upsetting but ultimately hopeful. 

I wish there had been a bit more about her coming to grips with her mother’s abuse. What it was like finally acknowledging it and coming to terms with it. Maybe a bit more about why she finally feels that she can be glad her mom died. 

This book was really good though. Powerful and vulnerable. Definitely recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Grief, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood

romancebookshelf's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense

3.75

I liked that Jennette McCurdy read the book. Did want to DNF at some points as it was hard to stomach sometimes, but kept going. Interesting to get a look into what some child actors may face at such a young age and how it influences them their whole life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

redphonebooth3's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Wow, just wow. As someone who LOVED iCarly as a kid, this really puts that whole show and Jennette of course into a new perspective. Its nearly unbelievable what she was dealing with for so many years of her life and no one had a clue.
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. 

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Content Warnings

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

bookswithbethx's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Cancer, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

cinderrunner's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cancer, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

tabbed_reads2much's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This was everything I wanted it to be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Eating disorder, Grief, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Gaslighting, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

rainbowjawn's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Grief, and Sexual assault

tyhud's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Addiction, and Terminal illness

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

stephalopuff's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Her story is an important one to share. Despite decades of child star burnout and devastation, the cycle continues and I'm glad she chose to tell her story. I highly recommend the audiobook for her personal narration of her story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Domestic abuse, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Body shaming, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, and Death

annabulkowski's review

challenging emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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