Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

116 reviews

elonmuskatemyson's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

*heavy sigh* 

This book has helped and will help so many people struggling from similar challenging and traumatic experiences. 

Her story was very validating to me as someone that was abused from childhood to adulthood by parents that have tried (and failed) to gaslight me into believing that they weren’t abusive. It was validating to know that I’m not crazy and these experiences have deeply affected who I am as a person. 

I felt for her In so many ways throughout the book from frustration and anger to pain and grief to hopefulness and relief. 

ALSO…Miranda Cosgrove is an angel and a national treasure, her and Jennette deserve all of the success in the world in whatever they want to do. And Ariana Grande SUCKS and we ALL owe Victoria Justice a huge freakin apology. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Self harm, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Sexual content

talshoulia's review against another edition

3.75

Idk how to feel. I wanted to DNF, but then I got really into it, the ending/payoff was worthwhile and while the reading experience was uncomfortable I didn't regret it. It was cathartic to see her gradually get older and become self aware about her relationship with her mom and her struggles, eventually get help. But this was so hard to read and I can imagine would be insanely triggering for people who have struggled with EDs. It was disturbing enough as a person who hasn't. Her writing this in the 1st person made it feel so much more real (especially in her younger years),  that you could almost feel like you were there. 

I see why people have rated this so high but I definitely wouldn't recommend this to people blindly, or at all, considering the subject matter. I didn't find it funny or enjoyable either, besides some parts at the end. I also think there is definitely more ED content then is described in the summary or in promo - and because she writes about it as she felt at the time, there is a lot of pro-ED rationale and justification for a majority of the book, without much commentary or reflection to counteract until the end. 

I wouldn't say it's not worth the hype, exactly, but I also dont feel like the glowing reviews tell the whole story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Vomit, Cancer, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Sexual assault

Minor: Misogyny

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

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

birbmcbirb's review

emotional medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

kimmy0__0's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad medium-paced

4.0

I was never an iCarley fan (it was past my time) but I enjoyed her look into being a child star and her struggles. Makes me wish we all knew the people behind the silver screen. I appreciate her vulnerability and candor on subjects that are so taboo in our society.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Addiction, Blood, Chronic illness, Cancer, and Dysphoria

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Excrement, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Abandonment, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

annoyingtwig's review against another edition

dark emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Cancer, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lifeamongpages's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Grief, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Vomit, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Misogyny, and Cancer

Minor: Infertility and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

walkie_check's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Blood, Alcoholism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, and Medical content

Minor: Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Stalking, and Classism

claudia_juliet_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I listened to the audio book with jenette as the reader- this added so much personality and made the emotional parts of the book so much harder to digest. I’ve never read a book that made me so reflective about my own relationships and identity. Truly heartbreaking read but also very witty in a disarming and blunt way. Not for reading in front of others - it made me sob and gasp out loud -and I think is best ingested in solitude to allow the gravity of what the author is saying to sink in. Makes me glad I never watched icarly. Also makes me very thankful for my loving family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Stalking, Terminal illness, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, and Self harm