Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

127 reviews

sarahkorn's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Fast, juicy read. Jennette McCurdy is a talented writer. She never minimized or hid her abuse, the way she tells it it's clear as day, yet she managed to tell her truth with humor and vivid detail, and I could picture every scene. I felt sad for Jennette but felt her resilience throughout the entire story. Overall this book deals with tough moments but is not particularly sad or dark -- still, check the trigger warnings on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Vomit

sandramarinis's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Great book. A very dark life story about Jennettes terrible upbringing with an extremely controlling narcisistic mother. I couldn't stop reading it. To anyone reading this book who relates to her story, please read Dr. Ramani Durasulvas books about navigating narcissism. I highly recommend them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Grief, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

tmholsman_1994's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

I always feel weird rating non-fiction books, but after listening to what Jennette McCurdy went through from the time she was 6 until her mom died is very heartbreaking and it happens so often that it seems like no one pays attention until it's too late.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Death of parent, Alcohol, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Vomit

amberrose1995's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Fatphobia

erinoconnor's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

I listened to Jeanette in her audiobook and it was equal parts cathartic and heart breaking. This book is fascinating and raw and I am so grateful to her for writing it. Hearing her perspective shift throughout her life and see her gain strength and understanding was beautiful and inspiring and painful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Medical content, Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

bookishtabby's review

challenging emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Vomit, Blood, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, and Addiction

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

claireltravers's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, Drug use, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, and Dysphoria

graecus_'s review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

3.5

i listened to this as an audiobook and absolutely sped through it. it was narrated by jeanette mccurdy which i really enjoyed. you can hear her progress from a child to an adult, and the change in perspective that came with it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Medical trauma and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

katiedoesntftba's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

mworthington's review

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The vulnerability in this memoir is insane. I loved that Jannette told her story from beginning to now which made her story more impactful. The switch in writing styles from child to adult I thought bettered the story; it portrayed both her innocence as a child and her witty humour as an adult. Her descriptions of her mother were also interesting as she really delved into the psychology behind emotional manipulation, simultaneously loving and hating someone. Overall a great book yet could be triggering for some considering the subject matter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Death of parent, Alcohol, Body horror, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief