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vagrantshark's review against another edition
4.5
McCurdy spills her entire life (no kidding, I know) in a way that could be described as "absolutely unnerving." From her mothers cancer scare (and parading it for sympathy points), to her destructive childhood trying to please her mom by making McCurdy's life as pleasant to her mom as possible. Forced to act, sing, dance, audition for tv and movies, and be subjected to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse all in the name of a mother who wanted to be a "star" herself, but failed, only to put that burden on her daughter.
With revelations about Nickelodeon, various other stars, directors, and personalities; McCurdy takes you to the limit of what a memoir is expected to be, peels back the curtains, and shows everything for what it actually is. Absolute bullshit. Bullshit subjected to a young girl that never had a chance to just be a kid. And rarely much more at that.
This book tugs at everything in you. And between this and Maria Bamford's memoir, it's enough to never desire a moment in the spotlight. Not at that price.
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Addiction, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
Minor: Classism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Grief, Blood, Infidelity, and Bullying
kitty_may12's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Self harm, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Vomit, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
Minor: Ableism, Classism, and Infidelity
wytnie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Alcoholism, and Addiction
Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Classism
mckiheather's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, and Vomit
Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Cursing, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Stalking, Blood, and Medical content
desiderium_incarnate's review
5.0
The writing is amazing by the way, it completely sucks you in from page one.
Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Cancer, Infidelity, Body horror, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit
fizzieee's review
5.0
Memoirs are not my usual genre when it comes to reading, however I felt particularly drawn to Jennette’s story told explicitly from her perspective - I am close to the same age as Jennette and had outgrown Nickelodeon by the time iCarly was coming to an end.
It is so incredibly brave for Jennette to tell her story in this way - raw and in great detail, with her signature humor guiding the reader/listener through many of the stages of grief on her path to healing. It’s also extremely brave of her to discuss details around her time at Nickelodeon, and I really hope other child stars see her success and do the same. It’s not easy putting this out there in the first place, but it’s even more difficult to face a gigantic corporation (and turn down almost half a million dollars to do so when you’re not a nepo baby). I do echo other reviewers’ thoughts here, it feels gross to rate someone else’s story about their traumatic childhood/career, but I truly believe this deserves a full five stars for the commitment to the story, delivery, & pacing.
Huge props to Jennette for telling her story, consequences be damned.
Graphic: Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Eating disorder, Addiction, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Vomit
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Classism, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Domestic abuse
echood's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Grief, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Cancer, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Stalking, Addiction, Blood, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
rikkinic's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Vomit
Minor: Classism, Cursing, Stalking, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
pjdotcom's review
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Domestic abuse, Grief, Incest, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Medical content, Child abuse, Cancer, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Classism
sammyelliott_'s review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual content, Vomit, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Self harm
Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Stalking, Classism, Confinement, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Homophobia