Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

461 reviews

elizherlihy's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Bullying, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Death of parent, Cursing, Child abuse, Cancer, and Body shaming

bekang's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The book captures the abhorrence of eating disorders, self-image, and the perplexities of having a relationship with a narcissistic parent intensively with its descriptions, as well as the inevitabilities of momentary digression in the journey of healing from it all. Additionally, Jennette gave great insight into the vulnerabilities child stars/actors face in Hollywood. However, I felt a slight dissatisfaction with the writing style; it was not as palatable as I would prefer. In certain instances, I thought there could have been a better choice of words. Still, this minor issue does not overshadow the book's content as it was an interesting read. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Grief, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cancer

rikkinic's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Stalking, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

katierosecrane's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Jennette is a beautiful writer and does an amazing job telling her story. She writes it with multiple layers of funny, dark and raw. 
The chapters are short so the reading goes by quick. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, and Medical content

andreamatallin's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Vomit, Grief, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Self harm, and Gaslighting

poubelleboi's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Terminal illness, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Cancer

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Sexism, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

natalie75's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Grief, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Violence, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Alcohol, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

cara_anne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the best memoir I’ve read in a long time. Jennette McCurdy shows her depth of character and her writing acumen as she guides readers through a series of vignettes that all make up the bigger picture of a life stolen and reclaimed. Mostly heartbreaking but also raucously funny, this is maybe the most transparent window we have into the realm of child stardom - and McCurdy never once shies away from anything short of brutal honesty. Recommending this to literally everyone I know! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Cancer, Grief, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Incest, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, and Rape

Spoiler

Jennette loses her virginity while too drunk to consent. This is ever explicitly described as rape. Jennette’s mother insists on showering her until she is 18 years old, sometimes with her older brother, and performs breast and vaginal exams. This is also never fully acknowledged as sexual abuse, but is hinted at.

c_e_w's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Alcoholism

kkulhannie's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Excrement, Death, Cursing, and Body shaming

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, and Blood