Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1928 reviews

alisaurus1892's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Vomit, Alcoholism, and Mental illness

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

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

ramramyum's review

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

collarbonehigh's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Cancer, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Mental illness, Grief, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, and Vomit

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

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

nicola_scutt's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

hollye6's review

emotional funny informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual assault

wonlose's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

your_geekygf's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Cancer

Moderate: Alcohol, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual content

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit