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rachrow's review
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
mikaylanh's review against another edition
5.0
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
solarel's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Self harm, and Terminal illness
meghan_w's review against another edition
I’m Glad my Mom Died is a memoir about the author’s experience as a child star on Nickelodeon, having a narcissistic mother, eating disorders, religious deconstruction, OCD, and other things. I highly recommend listening to this 100% on audiobook at 1.0x. It’s worth taking the time to hear the author’s voice inflections as she tells her story.
This book isn’t light. The quip on the cover saying it’s funny is weird to me because it’s not. It’s heavy and it’s dark at times. I waited to read this until I felt I was in a place to be able to handle it. It made me feel angry, baffled, but most of all sad. Not just for the author, but for so many who struggle with similar issues as her and her mother. What I deeply appreciate the most is she takes a good amount of the book to share her experiences in therapy. It’s a raw account of how hard therapy is and that healing is not a linear process. We don’t get it right immediately and sometimes it’s gets harder before it gets better.
I’m so grateful for her willingness to share her story with the world. I took pieces I needed out of it for my own life. It was truly a privilege to listen to her story.
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Medical content, Self harm, Vomit, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, and Physical abuse
prog51's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Vomit, Cancer, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Blood, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment
mgdsmile's review
4.0
I also appreciated how there were subtle comments that helped establish the passing of time - sometimes by mentioning ironically what song was on the radio in a given anecdote. McCurdy is truly funny, with many biting lines or jokes that made me gasp or laugh out loud.
I did not realize how explicit this memoir would be, both in using explicit language and describing sexual content in detail. That being said, it is in service of the overwhelming nature of the story. Please prepare yourself.
Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent
dewalt335's review
5.0
Jennette’s openness, vulnerability, and honesty was on display throughout the entire book. You can tell she did the work and did it the right way. This was an inspiring read to me both professionally and personally. Though it was difficult to read at times due to the content and triggers she discusses, it’s all there. She put herself out there and deserves any and all praise she receives.
I wish you the best in life Jennette.👏🏽
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Vomit
Moderate: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Medical content
hellokira's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cancer, Sexual violence, Grief, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Violence, Terminal illness, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, and Self harm
kh108_'s review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Blood, Grief, Cancer, Death of parent, Body shaming, and Death
Minor: Drug use, Medical content, Rape, Sexual content, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment
heyitsseph's review
5.0
Graphic: Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Child abuse, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Terminal illness