Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1070 reviews

joewantstoreadalot's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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A memoir that really pushes you to understand that there is so much to people than what we see, or rather are invited to see. Complex human relationships with people all stemming from the incredibly complex and abusive relationship Jennette had with her mother. As much as motherhood is idolised and rightfully so, let us not forget that motherhood is not always perfect and vicitms of this are not attention-seekers being ungrateful. A memoir I’ll remember for a good while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Self harm, Vomit

marissa_gardner's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content

mxbb01's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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I have never read a more raw book. Mccurdy has this incredible way of just flaying herself open. Her book shows her amazing depth of thought, intelligence and humour. 

Somehow she made me laugh in this absolutely horrifying story. 

I hope to see more from her as a writer if that is what she wants. If not, I am so grateful we have this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, 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, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Dysphoria

crystabellis's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

emilyg33's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Alcohol, Pandemic/Epidemic

eschlottman's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Self harm

pgaco's review against another edition

4.5

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting

apricitas305's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kaelaf's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

piperplanes's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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un libro maravilloso aunque a ratos difícil de continuar debido a los temas fuertes, tiene descripciones bien explicitas de situaciones traumáticas, pero si saben inglés recomendaría leerlo en su idioma original, ya que la traducción está hecha en españa y personalmente encontré que ciertas elecciones de traducción arruinaban el flujo de la historia, además de no acertar completamente en el tono.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Abandonment