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honey_pie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Alcoholism, Vomit, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Body shaming, Cursing, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, and Blood
Minor: Stalking, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
livreads16's review against another edition
Graphic: Rape, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Addiction, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Death
thebookpaiges's review against another edition
Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Cursing, Blood, Child abuse, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Medical content, Vomit, Violence, Drug use, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Mental illness
Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis
mychala's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Vomit, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Medical content, Death of parent, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infidelity, Grief, Eating disorder, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cancer, Excrement, Violence, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
paloma_sanchezh's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Violence, Mental illness, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, and Death
frances_saypack's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Cancer, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Death, Torture, Addiction, Chronic illness, Cursing, Eating disorder, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Violence, Bullying, Fatphobia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship
megs23's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Child abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Drug use
erebus53's review against another edition
3.75
I read this because it was one of the most read books on 2022 in the online book-club I'm in, and I really had no idea what it was about going in. I have no vested interest in the subject matter; for all her fame, Jennette McCurdy (or her character, Sam, in iCarly) was not on my radar at all until now. I wouldn't know her from a bar of soap... except I assume she would be the biped.
This book is seriously grim, I don't know why it didn't rattle me though. I guess I somewhat identified with the eating disorder stuff, to a lesser extent. It's complete garbage how some parents treat their children. Having to live through a childhood on eggshells .. needing to maintain that level of vigilance, even when you don't know that your experience is any different from anyone else's, leaves some serious scars on a person. I have seen it in people close to me.. and it tends to be intergenerational.
Some people go through horrors and come out careful and mindful, and some just come out a bit worn out and snarky. I don't know that I would have ever become friends with someone like Jennette McCurdy, as she is the sort of person who leans away from conflict and then ends up feeling sore about it afterwards. I have always felt on edge around such people. It's a survival thing, but not one I like to be around, and that may be what causes some of my disdain for parts of the book.
I did enjoy some of the one liners; "Our yoghurt has soured" felt very metaphorical and also absurd; the term "thrug" for an awkward three person hug that someone else invites themselves into, feels like a fantastic neologism that I really ought to adopt.
Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Cursing, Cancer, Grief, Violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Self harm, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Alcohol, Classism, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death, Vomit, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Infidelity
Moderate: Grief, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Dysphoria, Fatphobia, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Misogyny, Blood, Chronic illness, and Infidelity
Minor: Stalking
rebeccajlachance's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Vomit and Eating disorder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence
katepie00's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Cancer, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Violence, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault