Reviews tagging 'Excrement'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

58 reviews

risten's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Vomit, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Child abuse, Rape, Grief, Death, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Drug abuse, Excrement, Stalking, Drug use, and Sexual harassment

rikkinic's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Terminal illness, Addiction, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, and Vomit

Minor: Classism, Cursing, Stalking, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

cara_anne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the best memoir I’ve read in a long time. Jennette McCurdy shows her depth of character and her writing acumen as she guides readers through a series of vignettes that all make up the bigger picture of a life stolen and reclaimed. Mostly heartbreaking but also raucously funny, this is maybe the most transparent window we have into the realm of child stardom - and McCurdy never once shies away from anything short of brutal honesty. Recommending this to literally everyone I know! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Cancer, Grief, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Incest, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Sexual assault, Excrement, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Cursing, and Rape

Jennette loses her virginity while too drunk to consent. This is ever explicitly described as rape. Jennette’s mother insists on showering her until she is 18 years old, sometimes with her older brother, and performs breast and vaginal exams. This is also never fully acknowledged as sexual abuse, but is hinted at.

kkulhannie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Cancer, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Excrement, Death, Cursing, and Body shaming

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, and Blood

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Bullying, Eating disorder, and Excrement

justovereherereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I loved the short chapters that brought little snippets of Jennette’s life…my children used to watch icarly and Sam & Kat, you’d have no idea she was walking through what she explains in this book. 
Her writing style is very readable and I loved that I got to listen to Jenette herself read on the audiobook. 
There are some moments of potential over share, but then I guess she choose to share such information and for a reason, so that we could truly understand her pain in the moment. 
Amazing yet sad read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Infidelity

Minor: Excrement and Stalking

lesliesorensen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Vomit, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Alcoholism, Grief, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug use, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Addiction, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Fatphobia, Medical content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Stalking

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

I would have given this book beyond 5 stars if I could. I am so glad Jennette was able to leave acting and pursue her writing career, and share her story which I hope played a huge part into her recovery from such extreme trauma. I also am so grateful to her for this because of how many people may have been aided in their own recovery by relating to different aspects of Jennette’s story at any level- it definitely has impacted me in ways I never would have expected. There are just so many things that typically go unspoken out of shame or taboo, brushed off, not recognized as abuse, etc. but Jennette does not hold back. I have no doubt this book has saved lives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Chronic illness, Fatphobia, Medical content, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

Minor: Ableism, Blood, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Infidelity, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

hocuscrocus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

I have NEVER started and finished a book in the same day until today.
Jennette's story is so compelling, so dark, so sad, and so hopeful that I simply couldn't put it down.

The frank, vulnerable tone of it all is incredibly powerful but also devastating. With that in mind, I recommend paying extra attention to content warnings to read safely and with care.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Terminal illness, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Dementia, Religious bigotry, Infidelity, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Excrement, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

genevieve_eggleston's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Vomit, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Cancer, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Violence

Minor: Excrement, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Abandonment, Animal death, Drug abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts