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jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, Body horror, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
gvstyris's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Medical content, Death of parent, and Alcoholism
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
music_girl93's review against another edition
Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Excrement, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts
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: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
OCD, Hoarding, Stroke, hospital setting, narcissistic parent, fear of agingchrishham's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Cancer, Alcohol, Death, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Death of parent
Moderate: Drug abuse, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders
butkyra's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Terminal illness
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mattybly's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Vomit, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Physical abuse
liv_brown31's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fatphobia
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: Alcoholism, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship
serenology's review against another edition
5.0
Early on in the book, Jennette mentions that as a child she loved writing and preferred it to acting. Her mother dismisses the hobby to further encourage Jennette's acting career. I'm glad I was able to see the product of her writing now--a transparent, honest, but funny narrative of her childhood traumas and how she was able to recover and reclaim herself.
Jennette deserves all the peace and happiness for the rest of her life.
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body shaming
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis