murphybl's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Child abuse, Body shaming, Cursing, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Grief, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
luisaroesch's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Vomit, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Death, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, and Cancer
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, and Addiction
Minor: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Medical content, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content
shellycp's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Cancer, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
ariak07's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Mental illness, Death of parent, Blood, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, Self harm, Child abuse, and Vomit
Minor: Stalking and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
bookswithlauren's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Vomit, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Bullying, Body horror, Cancer, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Fatphobia
sarahdm's review against another edition
3.0
Honestly, this book was a slog for about the first 100 pages. While Jennette is young, her writing is simple. Its hard to engage with. As you read on she gets angrier, her thoughts are more complex. Its like her writing is aging with her, maturing as you turn the page. I really struggle with those first 100 pages. I felt disconnected from the trauma, kept at arms length. Then as we enter the teens and young adult phases of her life, I’m actually enjoying the book as she really dives deep into what shes feeling. Her writing isn’t groundbreaking buts its tolerable enough to no longer distract me from the actual content of the book.
There is a lot of emotions on display. Mostly anger, hopelessness, suicidal ideation, grief, emptiness. Something in Jennette’s story will be relatable to you as she goes through the universal and unique hardships of womanhood and childhood abuse. But at the end of the day those emotions are all thats here. This isn’t the journey of healing you think it is, but the declaration of the attempt to start healing.
There were times this book was down right boring. The trauma is not hard to read or harrowing like some reviewers say. But I also don’t see this as an entitles celebrity who’s just complaining as other reviewers think. It just kind of feels like life’s normal bullshit that happens to a lot of us. The abusive parent, the OCD, the body issues, the alcohol problems, issues with relationships and sex. These are not uniquely celebrity problems. Which is either gonna pull you in or bore you to tears.
The title and blurb really give you the whole picture all by itself. I think I could have skipped this one.
Moderate: Grief, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Self harm, Eating disorder, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
corrin_takara's review against another edition
5.0
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
veris_flor's review against another edition
5.0
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
henyouise's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body shaming, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, and Death of parent
yellowpurple500's review against another edition
5.0
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
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