Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

181 reviews

pdunkinn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Violence, Gaslighting, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

asha_m's review

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Self harm, Cancer, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Medical content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

corrin_takara's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Medical content, Cancer, Child abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

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

kimgravy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Eating disorder, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction and Alcohol

honuzbubbles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Vomit

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic relationship

checkabookout's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This was genuinely the most impactful non-fiction I’ve ever read. It was intense, it was heart breaking, and it was raw. Seeing parts of my own life mirrored in the book was a comfort and also jarring. TW for eating disorders, narcissistic abuse, grief, and alcohol abuse, among others. If you’re in the mental space to read it, please take the time. And the audio is a 15/10 also 

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Content Warnings

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

notthatcosta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

With the level of hype surrounding this book I wasn’t expecting how brutal and dark it was. For this reason it surpassed my expectations.

Because Jeanette McCurdy is such a talented writer, the tension is held perfectly and grants permission to chuckle at the lighter and more flippant parts, which are woven into an otherwise harrowing book.

As a fan of iCarly in my youth, it was particularly hard to read the shit going on at Nickelodeon, but I’m happy to see where Jeanette landed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcohol, Body shaming, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual harassment, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Addiction, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

cadybooks's review

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

pinkyoshi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Cancer, Addiction, Blood, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Cursing, Alcohol, and Child abuse