Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2528 reviews

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.

yaraak235's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Rape, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

mayy_y's review against another edition

5.0

I don’t think a rating is even appropriate or adequate for this book.
 
It was a ride reading about Jennette’s experience as a child actor with her over-bearing mother, eating disorders and addiction. It was really a lot! And I’m so proud of her for how far she’s come. 

I grew up watching most of the shows mentioned in her book, and the fact that other kid’s happy memories with the show is a nightmare for her is truly baffling and heart wrenching.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Death

alexiskuter's review against another edition

challenging inspiring fast-paced

5.0

A candid look into a young stars life. I’m glad these stories about The Creator are finally getting light and I hope it causes changes in the industry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Body shaming, Bullying, and Infidelity

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

jj_tj's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Vomit and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Alcoholism

fernreads42's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

Minor: Grief

ghoulomatic's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. It was fun to read, and while fun, it was emotional and reflective. I love the way it was written and how her thoughts were expressed. However, I wish it was longer. There are aspects I wish she explored more. Although, it's a memoir, so it's understandable that she does not want to delve deep into certain things.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Cancer

Minor: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis