Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

3333 reviews

breadbakery's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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this is an incredible memoir. the contents are bleak until the end, but at the same time the comedy and dark humor is on point. the emotions are so vivid and intense all throughout. the narrative voice is super engaging, so much so that the pages flew by! this was an emotionally challenging read, but it was also an incredible one. some parts really resonated with me, and it felt good and clarifying to see those complicated feelings put on paper.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Minor: Infidelity

samasaurusz's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria

princessjasminefliesaway's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Cursing, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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

gennyloves's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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An intense memoir of an abusive upbringing from someone who has also been in the public eye. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Terminal illness

ktmahan's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Alcohol

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

souleater_'s review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief

Minor: Drug abuse, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

deadred's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis