Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

352 reviews

vikkisgrotto's review

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, and Stalking

thebustadotjpg's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I think this book’s reputation precedes it at this point, but this is an absolute must-read. As someone who doesn’t read nonfiction often, I had this on my radar but never sought it out, only taking notice because I watched iCarly as a kid and the title is certainly eye catching, especially if you only knew Jeanette in the context of being a child actor. Downloaded the audiobook and listened to it all in one sitting during a road trip, something that I wouldn’t recommend doing. This is a heavy read, and be warned, there are trigger warnings galore for those with eating disorders especially bulimia and anorexia, and emotional abuse. If you’re put off by the title and the cover image of Jeanette holding her mother’s urn with an indifferent smirk on her face, don’t be. This isn’t the story of a girl who hated her mother every second of her life, Jeanette in fact speaks very highly of her mother for the first 3/4ths of the book and even has great trouble admitting the full extent of her mother’s abuse until the very last moments of the narrative, long after Debra McCurdy passes away. The title isn’t indicative of the overarching narrative, it’s the conclusion Jeanette has reached after years of horrific psychological abuse, struggles with body image, and unhealthy relationships with alcohol, food, and romantic partners, problems exacerbated by her mother’s imparted “wisdom.” This isn’t a conclusion that was easy for Jeanette to reach, and I think anyone who has ever struggled with not feeling “good enough” for someone will deeply resonate with this. This is a raw, unfiltered look at recovery from the trenches of mental illness. It’s ugly, disgusting, and totally uncomfortable, but like it or not, mental illness is a part of who we are. The best we can do is live for ourselves. One person’s happiness should never come at the cost of our own, no matter what. That’s the most important takeaway here. 10/10, hope Jeanette is doing better now. She deserves all the success she’s garnered from this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

lulusreads's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Infidelity and Stalking

ryukslilapple's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ariesrae's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

ribbenkast's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It's weird rating someone's personal memoir, but I cannot give this anything else than 5 stars. 

It's a horrific account of childhood abuse, the child entertainment industry and the fallout on one's mental health. Jennette McCurdy has spoken up and laid her whole soul bare. It's a witness account that should be used as an example by law-makers and everyone else in the industry.

On top of that, the writing is excellent. I wouldn't call any of the book funny but McCurdy's writing is bittersweet tongue in cheek. McCurdy has proven herself as an amazing writer. I couldn't put this book down

Even though it's non-fiction please check the trigger warnings and keep yourself save. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

mollyjeannette's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

levitatingnumeral's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

hazeb31's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

freckledfemale's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent