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catastrophiclyss's review
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Drug use, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship
itsmemiana's review
4.0
this rating is not for the story itself, because it would be wrong to rate that, as this is a memoir about her life. so this rating is for the way it was written.
this was my first ever audiobook and I'm so glad I started with this one. it's narrated by Jeanette which only makes it more special.
I related to a few things in this book (I'm not gonna say what because at this very moment I'm not comfortable talking about them to anyone, let alone the internet) but it has nothing to do with parental abuse like hers. and it felt so refreshing knowing I'm not alone.
mind you I was not a Nickelodeon kid (I was a die hard Disney Channel girlie) and after this I'm honestly so glad I wasn't (even tho I know Disney Channel had it's problems too). so I didn't know anything about iCarly or Sam & Cat (besides the one or two episodes I probably watched while zapping through channels).
I think Jennette is an excellent writer and storyteller and I would love to read more things from her.
I loved how honest she was. I was a little taken back by the way she spoke about Ariana Grande (even tho I'm not a fan or anything like that) but then I realised she was just being completely honest and real about her very valid and human feelings.
the only thing I liked less, was the way she spoke about other women and girls (besides her mom of course), like the part she talks about female friendships, which is something her mom taught her but also she doesn't mention not feeling that way anymore so... yeah...
as a psychology student I'm so glad Jeanette is recovering from everything she went through with the help of therapy. (the part where you could notice the emotion in her voice in the audiobook broke me). I wish her all the best.
I'm also glad her mom died.
Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Terminal illness, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Body shaming, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Homophobia, Misogyny, and Religious bigotry
katiedoesntftba's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Mental illness, Grief, Dysphoria, Death, Addiction, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, and Drug use
haleysversion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Addiction, Cancer, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug abuse, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Grief, and Self harm
iirissr's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
chapstickdealer's review
3.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Bullying, Trafficking, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Cursing, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Incest, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Grief, Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Mental illness
ecstarr's review
2.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Grief, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, and Child abuse
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Blood, Cursing, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, and Medical trauma
Minor: Excrement
cdelligatti13's review
4.25
Graphic: Eating disorder
Moderate: Vomit, Cancer, Misogyny, and Chronic illness
Minor: Addiction
kileyjojo's review against another edition
5.0
Jeanette McCurdy manages to make such a difficult story so informative and inspiring. She manages to inject humor during hard passages to keep some of the energy up. Her writing is amazing and this biography shows in depth what someone so young in the television industry goes through. McCurdy manages to erase her image as just a star on a kid’s television show. She brings so much depth and insight into her life and it feels like you’re really connecting with her.
Despite the amazing writing style, there are several hard topics that take place in this book. It can be emotionally exhausting at best and triggering at worst. If you’re interested in reading this, I’d heavily advise reading the warnings to ensure it is a safe read for you.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Vomit, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, Body shaming, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Blood, Cursing, Medical trauma, and Misogyny
mjai13's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Misogyny, Grief, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Vomit, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Excrement