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thecurlygirlreads's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Eating disorder and Emotional abuse
Minor: Infidelity
cnannery19's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
sweetstar229's review against another edition
3.5
Debra McCurdy is the very reason why there's the saying: 'Every child deserves a parent, but not every parent deserves a child.' She's narcisstic, emotionally manipulative and a horrible parent.
McCurdy takes us on the journey of her tumultous life in present tense, so as she narrates, you feel like you're in the moment with her. That made it difficult to listen to at times, especially during her child and teen years when Jennette is so aware and fearful of her clearly abusive mother, and yet innocently idolises her because she literally doesn't know any better. Her mum certainly wouldn't let her. It's especially uncomfortable when Jennette was uncomfortable but stayed silent and let things happen to her because that is how she was conditioned.
If I had a nickel for every a company that's supposed to be family-friendly has a scandal involving very non-family-friendly activities... well, I'd have a lot and that's really sad to think about. The whole thing with Nickelodeon is frankly diabolical. I'm glad she's out of there.
By the end of the memoir, McCurdy has clearly made some improvements even if she still has a long way to go. I hope she finds healing and peace.
Overall, despite the depressing topics, I thought I'm Glad My Mom Died was pretty decent. It did what it was supposed to and it kept me relatively engaged throughout.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity
persuasive_duck's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit
Minor: Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
hufflepuffbiologybuff's review against another edition
5.0
I was not familiar with the author or her career prior, but her book was interesting, fast paced, reflective, and thought provoking. I hope she is doing well, wherever she is.
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
melis_salome's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Moderate: Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment
phrogen's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment
Minor: Infidelity
avalon's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia
Jennette goes into a lot of detail about a lot of major traumas she experienced. Eating disorders and abusive mothers are the key focus of the book. While abusive partners and her relationship with Dan Schneider were mentioned they were only a few chapters.oddio's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Self harm
Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
zoelle715's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment