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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
I didn’t know anything about Jennette beforehand, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. Pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this. Her narration was excellent. Highly recommend!
Interesting, fast read. TW for disordered eating. It’s great to hear a celebrity talk about their relationship with food, body, acting, and parenting.
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4/5 - I picked this book up not knowing who the author was, or after even the plot of iCarly or Sam and Cat since I was not a DIsney channel/Nickelodeon kid. However that is not the point as this memoir goes beyond that and is the ultimate culmination of the experiences of living your parent's dream, in this case being an actor.
It was very fast paced and you never lose interest (this book made a 2.5 hour flight feel like a mere school car ride), however sometimes the narrative and timeline is slightly lost or you feel you've somehow missed an entire chapter of her life. It starts of in the present tense so you're thrown in with her starting acting as a kid and being overwhelmed, and you think the narrative is that you're going to grow up with her but then it suddenly switches to past tense and its more of a recollection of memories. Maybe it's a stylistic choice but it made the reading slightly jagged.
It was a raw memoir, and writing this must have been so healing for her and evidence of how far she has come.
It was very fast paced and you never lose interest (this book made a 2.5 hour flight feel like a mere school car ride), however sometimes the narrative and timeline is slightly lost or you feel you've somehow missed an entire chapter of her life. It starts of in the present tense so you're thrown in with her starting acting as a kid and being overwhelmed, and you think the narrative is that you're going to grow up with her but then it suddenly switches to past tense and its more of a recollection of memories. Maybe it's a stylistic choice but it made the reading slightly jagged.
It was a raw memoir, and writing this must have been so healing for her and evidence of how far she has come.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Devastatingly raw and honest and so sincerely written. It was like a friend was telling me a story late at night during a sleepover. Really good pacing and I think the ending came at a natural time. I'm excited to read anything else she comes out with in the future.
Side note: As someone with obsessive compulsive disorder, I was really interested when reading the bits describing her obsessive compulsive tendencies. Our rituals have some overlap, which was weirdly comforting to read about. I could really relate to her struggling with massive amounts of guilt over every little thing despite nothing being her own fault.
Side note: As someone with obsessive compulsive disorder, I was really interested when reading the bits describing her obsessive compulsive tendencies. Our rituals have some overlap, which was weirdly comforting to read about. I could really relate to her struggling with massive amounts of guilt over every little thing despite nothing being her own fault.
dark
inspiring
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fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced