Reviews tagging 'Blood'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

383 reviews

levitatingnumeral's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Cancer, Vomit, Mental illness, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Body shaming, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Sexual content, Alcohol, Religious bigotry, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

ariak07's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

clarethajoanne's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Cancer, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Death

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Child abuse

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 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

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

gritsgritsgrits's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Death of parent, Vomit, and Cancer

Minor: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Blood

gingerbooknerd3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Addiction, Body shaming, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Blood, Drug use, and Gaslighting

evreardon's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

I listened to the audiobook read by the author.  She read most of it in a deadpan voice but then when she got to conversations, she acted them out using different voices and it was easy to see her acting background. 

Her story was hard to hear. She suffered a lot of abuse and had a damaging self-image. 

It goes to show how poorly we treat child actors and how it takes them a long time to seek the help they need. I hope she finds her passion and so far, I think she’s doing well at writing. She’s unflinching in her honest storytelling. 

This book was rightly hyped as one of the better celebrity memoirs. 

Use caution & look at the content warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cancer, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Grief, and Blood