Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2369 reviews

ellssss's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

alex_sambucetti's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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I loved the story overall. I loved the cynicism of her outer world look. It's understandable as to why, but I also enjoyed the realistic approach to this. It's realistic as to how she's have to shove everything down and now that her mother isn't there to coach her and keep her shoving it, it ends up manifesting itself into her addictions and eating disorder. This ultimately affects her outward look on life. I enjoyed the writing very much and was deeply enthralled by it! It's very good in its foreshadow and the gaslighting that comes with abusive mothers who attempt to live vicariously through their daughters. My one issue about this book is that I wished she talked more about overcoming the false foundation she lived on. Coming to terms that her mother isn't an angel but a horrible person who abused her. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria

sapphire_dreams's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Rape, Vomit, Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood

lilbarb's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

livethroughbooks's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

cloebee's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Chronic illness, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ahpotts's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

rowien_reads's review against another edition

5.0

emotional sad tense

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Alcohol

arxchiell's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual content, Blood

hardcover_hazel's review against another edition

5.0

emotional fast-paced

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I’m Glad My Mom Died is such a powerful read. I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by her and she does a fantastic job of it. The writing style is simple but brilliant and really affective - the way her emotions are described, her thinking at the time, and her age reflects as we listen to her grow up. 

I didn’t know much about this going in so there are a lot of trigger warnings. They range from her mom showering her still at age 16 to encouraging anorexia in an 11 year old to calling her daughter a s1ut, disowning her and asking for money all in the same message.

I’m so happy she’s in a good place now 🥹 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol