Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2676 reviews

pkc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Gaslighting

nova_lemon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Cursing

sanchan's review

informative reflective

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Vomit, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

Minor: Pedophilia, Mental illness, and Stalking

32humanteeth's review against another edition

challenging dark funny informative sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Cancer, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Child abuse, Death, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual content, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Drug use, Stalking, and Drug abuse

ekuang96's review

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Grief, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Vomit, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

allimancz's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative sad medium-paced

4.75

This was such an eye opening listen to the challenges a young Jennette faced as a child star, and one I had on my list for a while due to its high ratings. I was a bit put off by the title, but once I began listening, I found it’s quite fitting for the story told. I was especially impressed by her ability to recount just enough detail from her childhood to inform the reader, but not overwhelm, and how she places the audience almost in direct conversation with a young child. That is so hard to do well as an adult writer contextualizing and reflecting back! This then changes as the narrator ages and her word choice intentionally mirrors this timeline shift. My only critique would be the rushed ending in the book’s final chapters as she ages much more quickly (years and years) from scene to scene as opposed to the rest of the book’s gradual progression. 

Overall, very smart and effective writing that kept me interested and rooting for Jennette to leave the industry from the start. I hope she continues writing because not only is she very talented, she wants to be putting these words on the page. It’s about time her voice, and hers alone, shines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Body shaming

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual harassment, Cancer, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

authorannafaundez's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. There's really not too much more to say.

This book was heartbreaking. It was honest. It was real. It is 100% worth reading, for everyone. Either as a way to glimpse a life, glimpse part of someone else's experience, or understand your own.

McCurdy did an incredible job as narrator.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Cancer, Terminal illness, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Addiction, Vomit, and Alcoholism

Minor: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

sampisters's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Addiction

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

reajc's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Vomit, Eating disorder, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Body shaming, Self harm, Mental illness, and Death

hlureh's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

Impressive story showing the downsides of child actors’ lives in the world of Hollywood and what it can do to families. Some parts are very challenging and this story contains an array of topics that need a content warning . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship