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laurathebookseller's review
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Infidelity, Vomit, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cancer, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
zoegareau's review
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Abandonment, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Body shaming
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Terminal illness
giftys's review
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Vomit
amethyst13's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Medical content, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Rape, Self harm, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
I don't willingly read biographies, but this one changed me. Despite having no previous connection to the author and never having seen her as an actor, I ended up reading this book in one go. It was reflective and personal to McCurdy, talking about how greatly her mother impacted her life and relationships, even after her death. It was written from the heart, with no bull. It kept me engaged, not overly biased like many biographies, but neat, clear writing. The timeline jumped from different parts of her life, connecting memories, yet was easy to follow.amharless417's review
4.75
Graphic: Self harm, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
marythekoreanfoodie's review against another edition
2.0
Moderate: Child abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Self harm, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders
jgad's review
4.75
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death of parent, Vomit, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, and Alcoholism
ssoha's review
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content
giulianalb99's review
3.5
I was angry throughout the whole fucking book. WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE? Being a mother is something you CHOOSE so why treat your kid like trash?????? I’m done. I’m sorry to say this but the time you decide to bring a child to this world is your fucking job to take care of them, but they owe you NOTHING.
Basically playing victim and choosing when to be religious is the mother’s motto apparently, she’s never wrong, she’s perfect, she’s given everything to her children, but oh “anorexia is nothing to worry about, darling”. I swear, I’m done with people. Thanks to Jennette’s mom her life is based on pleasing others and make her mom happy, which basically causes her a bunch of eating disorders, but when she slips?? “You’re not my kid anymore, but send money for a new fridge”. Please miss, GO FUCK YOURSELF.
I’m so happy to know Jennette has found a way in life to be happy and she’s getting help💗 and also, putting herself first for the first time in years, which is something a lot of people forget to do sometimes (I include myself).
This is not a book for everyone, if you’ve been through/are going through stuff like anorexia, eating disorders, bulimia, mental illness, anxiety, emotional abuse, addiction, alcoholism, and a large etcetera, please check the trigger warnings and I advise you not to read this book.
Don’t get me wrong, it’s a good book, but oh my Beyoncé (the only goddess a pray to) how difficult it is, that’s why I prefer fictional books, so I don’t have to deal with the outside world.
Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship
discokath's review
3.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Alcoholism, and Addiction