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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
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hopeful
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dark
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funny
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reflective
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reflective
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I have infinite respect for Jennette McCurdy after reading this book.
The feat of surviving an *immensely* twisted childhood, doing a LOT of work on yourself, and then sharing it with the world without vanity by the age of 30...hoo.
Relatable (thankfully not the specifics, but the emotions + patterns), good humored in spite of it all, and inspiring; worth your time (..and also worth the wait in the library request line, ha).
The feat of surviving an *immensely* twisted childhood, doing a LOT of work on yourself, and then sharing it with the world without vanity by the age of 30...hoo.
Relatable (thankfully not the specifics, but the emotions + patterns), good humored in spite of it all, and inspiring; worth your time (..and also worth the wait in the library request line, ha).
So. On one hand I am so thankful to have read this book, it shows Jennette struggling in a way that I, as an icarly fan, never knew. I struggled with similar self image issues while growing up so it just solidifies that Jennette is my kind of people.
However, if you are sensitive to eating disorders I urge you to read with caution. She does get fairly graphic in some descriptions involving her eating disorders.
That being said, I would 100% read this again!
However, if you are sensitive to eating disorders I urge you to read with caution. She does get fairly graphic in some descriptions involving her eating disorders.
That being said, I would 100% read this again!
challenging
emotional
funny
medium-paced
i'm not as big a fan of this as many others seem to be, maybe its because i'm not the ideal audience for deadpan humour, maybe because some hurtful words, although mostly citations of what her mom said, were written out (i'm talking derogatory words for native americans and disabled people, not asshole or fuck, just to be clear :). she also doesn't seem very aware of certain problematic ways of thinking, of internalized misogyny for example. still, i really liked this one. jennette's story may not be the most culturally impactful or important of the memoirs i've read in terms of the subjects it treats, but it felt very honest, very personal, her voice was clear, it was written and edited well and had good structure. i'm sorry for what her mom did to her and i'm so glad she's better now.
fast-paced
reads like a 13-year-old's rant journal -- very weak language. also didn't appreciate the ways mccurdy seemed to interpret female friendship.