Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2704 reviews

knitnread's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Addiction, Child abuse, Grief, and Toxic relationship

jukebox's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

Completely and daringly honest! I really loved how raw the emotions are. My favorite thing about the book is how the tone of voice changed over the years as Jennette grew up. It starts off in her childhood years and you can feel how naive and simple the words are. 

It might be triggering to people who have dealt with eating disorders since it’s very descriptive in that area, but I appreciate that she spoke out so honestly about it all including her relationship with her narcissistic mother.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

silkfox's review

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

5.0

Beautifully written. Difficult to read. Heartbreaking, but I'm glad I read it. Especially listening to the audiobook, I was almost sad it ended, just because I wanted to "talk" to Jeannette more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Grief, Cancer, and Addiction

nicola_scutt's review

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

hollye6's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault

itsahmorgan's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Jennette is so open in this. She’s detailed but to the point, and candid when baring truths many people wouldn’t ever face in their lifetime. It’s difficult to read at points when hearing what she went through as a child and young adult, but it’s worth reading every line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, and Grief

Moderate: Islamophobia, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

mikaylanh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was excellent. I started with the ebook and then saw some comments online recommending the audiobook so I switched over - so happy I did! I’ve never read a memoir before but this… wow. What a brave thing to write and publish. Super heartbreaking, especially hearing it through Jennette’s voice. Would recommend to others in a heartbeat, but would also advise reading trigger warnings ahead of time because this content is very heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Grief, Vomit, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

cluelessdino's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Cancer

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

teaselkie's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny sad slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

wonlose's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism