Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1132 reviews

ashcrash's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

emotional, funny, insightful. really just a perfect memoir. i listened to the audiobook and really loved that it was read by the author. v v v good, no notes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Sexual violence

svenia_dracul's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

It's a really good book, makes you think about what child actors feel like when i watch a movie. Jennette McCurdy has a way of writing that I don't see often and I couldn't put the book down, though I did quite a few stares when I was reading it because of the title.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia

leannanecdote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

gretareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

wanderingghost12's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

chrieeees's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

oneqdprnjoy's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Blood, and Grief

loiseigenraam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

I feel like I can’t really rate a memoirs, because it kind of feels like rating someones life… And who am I yk. But I didn’t really love love this book. It’s an important story I think, and it might have been very cathartic for McCurdy to write. And it’s very important that the problems Hollywood ‘causes are made known. I just didn’t really enjoy (by lack of a better word) the writing and my reading experience overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual content

mossbird's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Wow.

I listened to this as an audiobook and listening to Jennette talk so openly and emotionally about things very similar to what I experienced as a kid has honestly touched me in some way. It's incredibly rare to hear anyone talk about childhood abuse perpetrated and conducted by their mother and even rarer to hear them talk about it so bluntly, openly, and thoughtfully. I have an astronomical respect for this woman and I hope she knows that her openness makes so many people feel so much less alone.

McCurdy writes with humour and strikingly brutal honesty in a way that very much resonates with me. This book had me in tears, in bouts of laughter, and in a very contemplative & reflective mood. The way she chronicles her life had me so proud of her for her successes and so hopeful she could rise again when she slipped and truly had me engaged.

Thank you for writing about your experience. Thank you for allowing us to listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

jackiie's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use