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juksu's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Chronic illness, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Stalking
flamesocks's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism
_fallinglight_'s review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
amerid's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Minor: Stalking
sommer22's review against another edition
5.0
McCurdy's use of short sentences and dialogue create a fast pace that makes her retelling of memories blur together, which ultimately is more reflective of reality. Most people remember bigger details and especially in long-term traumatic situations, the brain largely blocks out details as a defense mechanism. McCurdy's writing cements us in her shoes, which makes her failures feel acutely intense and her successes that much more joyous.
McCurdy also masterfully uses tone to depict herself at different stages of her life. Her language as a child is simplistic and straightforward and gets more emotionally laden and vulgar as she grows. This makes her writing that much more immersive.
There were several times when I had to take a break from reading this book because the story was getting too intense. This is absolutely not a failure of the book itself -- in fact, I would call it a strength -- but it did affect my reading experience.
This book also made me want to never watch iCarly again. What McCurdy describes was happening during the filming of that show would just haunt me. As her books illustrate, some things are just better left in the past.
This is truly one of the best books I've read in a while. McCurdy writes with an honesty that levels with the reader regardless of how similar their experience is to hers. It will prompt you to similarly re-examine your own childhood and wonder if/when you were made to cater to someone else's needs and how that has shaped your own identity.
Something tells me McCurdy had to write this in order to heal her trauma. If she never writes again, I'll be satisfied, but I'll be equally as excited to read anything else she has up her sleeve.
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Vomit
Moderate: Physical abuse
McCurdy struggled with eating disorders for years as a result of her mother's abuse, so this topic is highly prevalent in this book.emilypriddy's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
katieryan723's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
naoml's review against another edition
4.25
I appreciated the honesty of this book, and think it's a very important read as it doesn't let you romanticize the performance industry, but rather gives a very nuanced look into what fame does to a life.
The content revolving around family dynamics and mental health is also very well portrayed but it is done in a manner that is VERY TRIGGERING. I don't think that's a problem necessarily, but you HAVE to make sure you are in a healthy spot to be consuming that sort of content
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, and Gaslighting
Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Stalking
deparme's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Terminal illness
Minor: Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
reg_litbytes's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Death of parent
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis