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asbookreviewsforfun_alicia's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Vomit
clusterf_cked's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Cursing, Vomit, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Fatphobia, Cancer, Gaslighting, Body shaming, and Addiction
Minor: Blood
klandry98's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Fatphobia, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Death, and Grief
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Addiction, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Blood
Minor: Stalking
lexithelion's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Sexual content
Heavy on bulimia and child abusevagrantshark's review against another edition
4.5
McCurdy spills her entire life (no kidding, I know) in a way that could be described as "absolutely unnerving." From her mothers cancer scare (and parading it for sympathy points), to her destructive childhood trying to please her mom by making McCurdy's life as pleasant to her mom as possible. Forced to act, sing, dance, audition for tv and movies, and be subjected to emotional, physical, and sexual abuse all in the name of a mother who wanted to be a "star" herself, but failed, only to put that burden on her daughter.
With revelations about Nickelodeon, various other stars, directors, and personalities; McCurdy takes you to the limit of what a memoir is expected to be, peels back the curtains, and shows everything for what it actually is. Absolute bullshit. Bullshit subjected to a young girl that never had a chance to just be a kid. And rarely much more at that.
This book tugs at everything in you. And between this and Maria Bamford's memoir, it's enough to never desire a moment in the spotlight. Not at that price.
Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Addiction, Eating disorder, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual content, Body horror, Cancer, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, and Fatphobia
Minor: Classism, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Grief, Blood, Infidelity, and Bullying
smore_elise's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Alcohol, Self harm, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism
Moderate: Death of parent, Cancer, and Death
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, and Vomit
kelisabeth's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Blood, Cancer, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Drug use, Fatphobia, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
d12inspiration's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Drug use, Dysphoria, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Cancer, Infidelity, Vomit, Medical content, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Sexual harassment, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Pedophilia, Bullying, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Self harm
McCurdy is EXTREMELY detailed in her descriptions of what's listed in the "Graphic" section, so exercise caution where you see fit. When speaking on the emotional abuse, it stems frombri_of_the_shire's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Cancer, Death, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual content
littleseal's review against another edition
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Mental illness, Self harm, Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Abandonment, Grief, Incest, Sexual content, Stalking, Cancer, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, Child abuse, and Dysphoria