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mcnan's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
gvstyris's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
music_girl93's review against another edition
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
tabby09's review against another edition
5.0
The chapters were short and impactful.
I went into this memoir because I recognized Jennette from ICarly when I was younger and was intrigued by her relationship with her mother and pushing her into acting. What I ended up finding the most interesting though was her depicting the development of her eating disorder, her experiences with therapy, and her recovery.
Jennette explaining her complicated relationship with her mother, how she was everything to her and unable to separate herself, despite what the readers can see is clear abuse, was compelling and heartbreaking. The journey to her realizing what was happening and how unhealthy the relationship was, before and after the mother's death, was well done. The complicated feelings of grief, too.
This is the first memoir I've read in a long time and I enjoyed it enough that I'll be looking for others in audiobook form. There's something special about hearing someone read their memoir out loud.
If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder, I would recommend checking in with yourself and possibly your therapist before starting it. There are depictions of restriction, purging, bingeing, etc that are sometimes a bit graphic. It could also be triggering for anyone with a parent going through cancer treatments or experiencing terminal illness, have recently lost a parent, or are the child of a narcissistic parent.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent
OCD, Hoarding, Stroke, hospital setting, narcissistic parent, fear of agingchrishham's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders
butkyra's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mattybly's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, and Vomit
liv_brown31's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
just keep in mind there is a lot of talk about eating disorders that could be triggeringshelbielehto's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment