Reviews tagging 'Fatphobia'

Jag är glad att mamma dog by Jennette McCurdy

1710 reviews

jn27's review against another edition

5.0

dark funny reflective medium-paced

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Brilliantly written with heart, humour and humility - despite the dark content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Dysphoria

mezaphorically's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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An effective prose and an easy read with a breakneck pace that takes a toll in the final chapters. Overall, the book is well-executed, reflective, and enlightening with a followable tone that remains largely consistent through the duration of the book. The ending chapters feel a bit rushed at points with whole sections of time seemingly skipped over and condensed into one page summaries. It's a bit jarring after following so much time at the beginning of the author's life, but I'm more than able to accept that it's a good thing she has less to report on the more and more current the events are. I can see how the tone and writing were meant to be humorous at numerous points, but I am personally too distracted by the traumas and hardships endured to truly call this book "funny" the way many others would. Nevertheless, it was a worthwhile read that even personally helped me as I navigate the very recent decision to cut off my own mother. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Blood, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Ableism, Homophobia, Stalking

dani_the_noodle's review against another edition

5.0

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Homophobia, Sexism

bluebaron's review against another edition

5.0

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting

khaleesigrace's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

hanza1234's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

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A gripping, fast-paced journey through the dark world of disordered eating, loving and acting. Very emotional as the reader knows what she tells us naeively as her child self isn't 'okay' and the excuses her Mother spouts are sick in many ways. Positive resolution, not in the 'and they all lived happily ever after' kind of way but more in a 'dragging yourself out through the mud of the trenches' via multiple tries at therapy and self-actualisation kind of way.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol

alegzac's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

kyleighmelville's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting

freemakd's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Blood, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lindseyallyce's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

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I don’t like to rate memoirs. It feels strange to put a rating on someone’s life story. This is a well written, well read telling of a child actor who has been abused by her mother and, to a degree, the entertainment industry. It’s a heartbreaking and hopeful account of recovery and healing work from  abuse and addiction. 

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Content Warnings

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