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ashlwy's review against another edition
challenging
dark
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Listening to memoirs is definitely the better way to consume the book compared to just reading it alone. Hearing it in her own voice just adds another layer of authenticity. I feel like she really dives deep down into her experiences with Nickelodeon and by the end you really understand her mental place when the iCarly reboot came around. Great listen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Toxic relationship and Alcohol
sandiet's review against another edition
4.0
I don't usually do this but this book warrants trigger warnings:
Parental abuse, bulimia, purging, drug use, alcoholism, to name a few.
The title of this book is horrible, but that's exactly what drew me to the book. I wanted to know what had happened to Jennette McCurdy for her to feel this way. Jennette McCurdy was in a few very popular shows on Nickelodeon but until listening to this book I had never heard of her. Her mother was an over-the-top child actor Mom who even bathed Jennette until she was 16! That's just one of the more abhorrent things she did and it's best to leave the story telling to Jennette herself which she did in the audio. It's sad and tragic, yet it has some humourous parts. The last chapter is perfect and I hope writing this book was cathartic for Ms. McCurdy.
Parental abuse, bulimia, purging, drug use, alcoholism, to name a few.
The title of this book is horrible, but that's exactly what drew me to the book. I wanted to know what had happened to Jennette McCurdy for her to feel this way. Jennette McCurdy was in a few very popular shows on Nickelodeon but until listening to this book I had never heard of her. Her mother was an over-the-top child actor Mom who even bathed Jennette until she was 16! That's just one of the more abhorrent things she did and it's best to leave the story telling to Jennette herself which she did in the audio. It's sad and tragic, yet it has some humourous parts. The last chapter is perfect and I hope writing this book was cathartic for Ms. McCurdy.
mjdavis81's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
Her real-life story of her eating disorder and childhood trauma was heartbreaking. It made me angry at the people in her life.
jesserhart's review
5.0
Jennette does an incredible job depicting the insidiousness of child abuse and the lifelong effects it can have. She takes the reader through her transformation of growing up believing her mother was perfect and infallible to eventually being able to name the abuse she experienced from her mother and how it has stayed with her. I feel proud of Jennette, especially getting to listen to her read with her own voice how she is better than she’s ever been and is on a slow, but steady path to healing. There’s something about a story of finding and reclaiming one’s voice being read in that voice that is uniquely poignant. It’s both gut-wrenching and stunning to behold.
gatituh's review against another edition
5.0
How do you rate a book about someone's life? They dont make the plot... they ARE the plot. This isn't some story she created over time with a beginning middle and end... this is her life. And boy was it a wild ride. While the content itself is enough to be the story, Jennette does an incredible job making you really feel like you're in the moment. It isn't cheesy or over the top... it just is. In the moment I FEEL how she FEELS. I initially thought the writing was bad, but I realized it was purposeful. It was written the way she would have written it at that point in her life.
This was my first autobiography and it was EXCELLENT. I am happy that Jennette is moving on with her life in a happy and healthy way.
This was my first autobiography and it was EXCELLENT. I am happy that Jennette is moving on with her life in a happy and healthy way.
read_mo's review against another edition
4.0
I think the end really tied it all together as Jennette finally puts words to describe how her mom treated her her entire life. Overall cynically funny and easy to digest