Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1705 reviews

sbookreader's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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I’d never heard of the author prior to listening to this but the audiobook came highly rated so I figured I’d give it a go. What an emotional rollercoaster! Really reinforced how messed up child stardom is, where the kids don’t have a chance at a regular life with standard milestones. I understand why the audiobook in particular is rated highly because these are some seriously harrowing event, and Jennette’s detached reporting buffers them to some degree. She lived through it, she’s generally showcasing the dark humour underlying it all, so it’s tempered in a way that reading the physical book might not manage. I’d recommend it, too, as long as you check the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Drug abuse, Self harm, Religious bigotry

pinaforestethoscope's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

thepaperwitch's review against another edition

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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I had no idea who Jennette McCurdy is going into this memoir. I wasn't much of a Nickelodeon watcher when her shows came out. I picked the book up solely based on the title because of similar feelings. The writing is well done and the book flows along nicely. I read it quickly and felt for Jennette. I'm glad to have read that she is on a positive path. Readers should be aware that the book covers eating disorders, anorexia, and bulimia in detail. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

erinreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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Wow, this was really tough to listen to (although obviously nowhere near as tough as I’m sure it was to write). I got so angry listening to the author so matter-of-factly recount her childhood and her mother’s abusive behaviors. It’s so sad that I could imagine everything so vividly and see exactly the drivers behind all of her resulting conditions and behaviors and relationships—it’s infuriating that so many adults looked the other way and essentially enabled the ruining of several childhoods. I’m not really sure if any sort of child acting or child performing on a large scale is ethical, and this book really emphasized the reasons behind that belief. I’m happy that the author sounds like she’s in a much better place now but I am so terrified for all the kids with abusive parents without a platform like a book deal or money for therapy. 

Read if you enjoy straightforward memoirs and harrowing stories of the reality of child stardom. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Vomit

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Grief, Sexual harassment

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking

jn27's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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Brilliantly written with heart, humour and humility - despite the dark content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria

mezaphorically's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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An effective prose and an easy read with a breakneck pace that takes a toll in the final chapters. Overall, the book is well-executed, reflective, and enlightening with a followable tone that remains largely consistent through the duration of the book. The ending chapters feel a bit rushed at points with whole sections of time seemingly skipped over and condensed into one page summaries. It's a bit jarring after following so much time at the beginning of the author's life, but I'm more than able to accept that it's a good thing she has less to report on the more and more current the events are. I can see how the tone and writing were meant to be humorous at numerous points, but I am personally too distracted by the traumas and hardships endured to truly call this book "funny" the way many others would. Nevertheless, it was a worthwhile read that even personally helped me as I navigate the very recent decision to cut off my own mother. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Stalking

dani_the_noodle's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexism

bluebaron's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting

khaleesigrace's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

hanza1234's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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A gripping, fast-paced journey through the dark world of disordered eating, loving and acting. Very emotional as the reader knows what she tells us naeively as her child self isn't 'okay' and the excuses her Mother spouts are sick in many ways. Positive resolution, not in the 'and they all lived happily ever after' kind of way but more in a 'dragging yourself out through the mud of the trenches' via multiple tries at therapy and self-actualisation kind of way.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol