Reviews tagging 'Pandemic/Epidemic'

Sure, I'll Join Your Cult: A Memoir of Mental Illness and the Quest to Belong Anywhere by Maria Bamford

13 reviews

rmkg's review

Funny, dark, bizarre, and at some points really touching. I think if you like Maria Bamford’s stand-up, you’ll like this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

abbie_reads_books's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic

abicaro17's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.0

This is one of the better memoirs i've listened too. I think Maria is hilarious and I'd totally go to her show. Again the book ends a little abruptly but I think the formatting is fun. The chapters are divided up into separate "cults" and chunks of her life. I appreciate that she keeps the timeline pretty easy to follow and describes what's happening year wise as well. I think I would have appreciated more of a conclusion other than her own twelve step program creation. The PDF of pictures and all the recipes were such a cute addition! I'd definitely recommend this as a good starter memoir. Very easy to listen to and funny while being serious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Death of parent, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Body shaming, Death, Dysphoria, Blood, Cancer, Cursing, Child abuse, Confinement, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Probably the funniest book I have listened to in a long time. As Maria Bamford bravely recounts her many adventures with group therapies and twelve step programs from debtors anonymous to couples therapy. Maria openly shares about her struggles with antidepressants, our healthcare system when it comes to mental health help and so much more. Although none of those topics sounds funny, trust me this book will have you laughing. 
Highly recommend, especially if you are depressed and need a laugh at the world and other situations. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Body shaming, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Addiction, Drug use, Cursing, Dysphoria, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

cgreenstein's review against another edition

funny hopeful medium-paced

This memoir is distinct for the level and tone of its self-awareness, and, in my opinion, that's what made the whole thing work. I went with the audiobook version of this one, and I found that listening to her upbeat delivery as she chronicled incredibly difficult things enhanced the book. After all, she's a comedian and a voice actor-- her delivery is a central component of her work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse

lcamp2780's review

dark funny reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Animal death, Eating disorder, and Suicide

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Religious bigotry

jasecordova's review

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Self harm

Minor: Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Pandemic/Epidemic, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Medical content

madamenovelist's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Medical content, Ableism, Medical trauma, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Animal death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Pandemic/Epidemic

aimeedanielle's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Mental illness, Self harm, Pandemic/Epidemic, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

jsteighn's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, and Animal death

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Infidelity, Child abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Death, and Drug abuse