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wellyreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Mental illness, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Sexual content, Fatphobia, Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse
Minor: Alcoholism and Panic attacks/disorders
sadie_g's review
4.25
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse
smacey's review against another edition
4.0
Some of the things Jeannette's mother did to her are shockingly disturbing to me (*potential spoiler*: teaching her calorie restriction as a kid and consistently showering her until she was 16 years old are just a couple of examples that come to mind...), and I applaud Jeannette for her vulnerability and honesty in talking about these instances. She knew she'd be getting backlash for her title alone, but detailing all of the literal abuse her mother put her through opens the door for the "respect your parents no matter what" crowd to publicly shun and criticize her. Of course, as depicted in the book and as is generally a theme amongst people in the entertainment industry and public eye, the general public giving their unsolicited opinions is something Jeannette is very familiar with. Additionally, it was really intriguing to get an insight into the way she navigated friendships and romantic relationships as she got older and how drastically her experiences with her family affected her interpersonally.
I will say that the ending felt a little rushed or abrupt to me. I'm not really sure why, it just didn't feel like we got full closure. Granted, we are not owed that as an audience nor is Jeannette's story over. Still, it felt like something was missing from my perspective, I just can't quite put my finger on what exactly that could be. It was almost as if some of the points she made in wrapping up the book felt unfinished or not fully explained.
Overall, though, I genuinely really enjoyed this book and it was a quick read for me. It was genuine, vulnerable, and captivating, and I too am glad that her mom died as well as the fact that she was brave enough to tell the whole world about her.
Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
jadencove's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cancer, Fatphobia, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual content
magsbord's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Fatphobia, Death, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Gaslighting, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Sexism, and Toxic friendship
desiderium_incarnate's review against another edition
5.0
The writing is amazing by the way, it completely sucks you in from page one.
Graphic: Mental illness, Addiction, Cancer, Infidelity, Body horror, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Vomit
koesterkrk's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Self harm, Drug use, Fatphobia, Vomit, Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Infidelity, Body shaming, and Emotional abuse
kimveach's review against another edition
4.75
Numerous trigger warnings should be noted: eating disorders, an abusive mother who has cancer, and a dysfunctional family, among others.
Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Body shaming, Medical content, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Chronic illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, and Grief
annica_fourie's review against another edition
I grew up watching iCarly and I loved it, Sam was actually my favourite character, but after reading this I have a very different picture of what was going on in Jennette McCurdy's life in my head.
This book was extremely hard to read. It was sad and at times downright horrifying, but in a weird way I feel proud of Jennette for getting the help she needed and learning that she is allowed to not forgive her mother for what she put her through.
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness
sebastianflynn's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm