Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1070 reviews

maddy0204's review against another edition

5.0

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Good god. McCurdy’s writing is genius in this book, she tackles topics that many others would butcher but she lived them so she has no choice but to tell the truth; the whole brutal, gut twisting, illustrative truth. I’ve read this twice now and I’ll inevitably read it again. There’s no limit to what people will do for money, or to claw their way higher, and children’s lives, education, health and safety are no obstacles.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

tommigatchi's review against another edition

5.0

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McCurdy's story is honest, gripping, and terribly sad, yet she tells it in a way that's compelling, interesting, and often funny. This book is full of vulnerability and does an excellent job of conveying the experience of abuse and psychological disorders. I wish I could read it for the first time again and again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria

hanbancatman's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Dysphoria

tessvosper's review against another edition

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

klebel's review against another edition

5.0

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This book was fast paced but in a way that aided the progression of the memoir. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a book in this genre. You not only learn so much about Jennette McCurdy herself, but also about the environment she was in and the relationships in her family. It can be intensely emotional and sad, and it can also sprinkle in some hope and inspiration for the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent

siobhanreads's review against another edition

5.0

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Visceral. Validating. Everything I wanted it to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse

sianidan's review against another edition

5.0

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As someone who grew up watching iCarly and Nickelodeon, this was a complete reality check. We've known for a while that there was a sinister underbelly to Nickelodeon, but it really sets in to hear a first-person account of someone who was in the thick of it. I highly recommend listening to the audiobook to hear it narrated by Jennette herself. Raw, emotional, and probably triggering for many, but it's very worth it if you can handle the content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent

papercrw's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Infidelity, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Medical content

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Blood, Gaslighting

jessriffle's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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Did not finish as my therapist advised it would likely be too triggering for me as I am still working through childhood CPTSD and am only six months no-contact with my mother.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Friends who finished the book said they really enjoyed it, it’s just not for me.

morgannelefaye's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting