Reviews tagging 'Rape'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

252 reviews

hazeb31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Incest, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bisexualbjtch's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Rape

pumpkinsoup's review against another edition

5/5. Didn't finish this, but don't take that to mean I didn't like it. Because it's <i>so</i> incredibly well-written. I've never watched iCarly (as with most things Nickelodeon, I was a PBS kid lol), but I'm still glad I read (most) of it. I would have finished it, but I just wasn't in the right mindset to keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

esme_may's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Vomit, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Addiction, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Rape, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Cursing, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Medical content

Minor: Classism

veris_flor's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Alcoholism, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Drug use, Homophobia, Alcohol, Addiction, Dysphoria, Rape, Sexual content, Medical content, and Sexual violence

yellowpurple500's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Just wow. I couldn't stop reading. Growing up watching icarly, getting older and recognising the issues with Nickelodeon and child acting. This book puts it all into perspective in a way that is impactful. 

Jennette tells a story from childhood to dealing with a troubled foundation as an adult. Her writing is captivating and it is clear that this book was a passion project 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Classism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Mental illness, Rape, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Blood, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, Vomit, Drug abuse, Self harm, Grief, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Stalking

lesliesorensen's review

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Grief, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Fatphobia, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

lethargicbumblebee's review against another edition

challenging emotional fast-paced

3.75

It's good! It's not as incandescently excellent as I'd hoped, and as some reviews led me to believe. It's really moving when she talks about her childhood and her mental health struggles, but some parts just feel like any other celebrity memoir. And certain storylines feel unfinished, which makes sense, she's young, it wouldn't all be resolved, but either don't bring it up or be willing to give a little more about how you feel about it being unfinished, where you are now--don't just drop it out of nowhere. Like I said, a good book! I just think that the second half let it down a little bit when the first half was so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Death, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Incest, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

cassie_erdman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

bites_of_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

McCurdy's story is nothing short of heartbreaking. She tells her story of growing up as a child actress at the behest of her mother. Her mother would basically manipulate Jennette so that she'd do anything in order to keep her mother happy. This goes from doing her best in auditions, learning all the skills possible to try and get better representation and roles in Hollywood, as well as having no agency over her body. It is a very difficult story to read since it goes through the darkest moments of her life, from her eating disorders to her road to recovery. Jennette tells her story as it was, she doesn't dress anything up or try to make anything palatable so if you'd like to learn about what it's was like to be a child actress and have one's identity completely revolve around that and a mother's whims, definitely check this out. Please check out the content warnings, for there are many, relating to mental health, terminal illness, eating disorders, abuse, and more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Addiction, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit