Reviews tagging 'Grief'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2493 reviews

jovanh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Pretty much what I expected. McCurdy is a good writer and is extremely charming and relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Vomit, Addiction, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Eating disorder, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Stalking, Infidelity, and Mental illness

danams16's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Listened to audiobook with Emily & sparked a good conversation about mental illness, accountability, & parenting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Child abuse, Vomit, Addiction, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Death, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Medical content, Stalking, and Sexual assault

collsin05's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

savanah_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

I really enjoyed this book. As someone who grew up watching Jennette McCurdy on iCarly, it was really interesting to read about her experiences on that show and throughout her career. I loved that she wrote as if the events are happening in real time; when she was writing about her life at age 6, she wrote it as if she is 6 years old. 
Reading about her experiences made me realise the trauma and abuse many people, especially young people, in the entertainment industry endure. I really felt for Jennette whilst reading this and I am so proud that she has and continues to recover.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Grief, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

kristinebennett's review against another edition

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Vomit

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

queerreaderchaos's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Grief, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

wooblatoober's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

amazing book. covers her entire life pretty much up until she starts writing the book. it was incredible. VERY easy read vocab- & language-wise, but very difficult read regarding content. HEED THE CONTENT WARNINGS. if any of the CWs trigger you, especially the ones listed “graphic,” DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. otherwise, it’s an incredible read. 

lots of humor in suffering w/ a hopeful ending theme of overcoming adversity. amazingly written. i was hooked from the first page. mccurdy is an amazingly talented creative nonfiction writer (& doesn’t hurt that she’s had a life so crazy it seems like it should be fiction).

5⭐️ but i reserve actual 5⭐️ ratings on storygraph for my favorite books of all time

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Classism, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Stalking

mcnan's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad fast-paced

What a great exploration of a relationship. The author has put SO much work in and it shows. Her recalling of events throughout her entire life was really special - she's stayed connected 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Addiction, Vomit, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lotzoflolzz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Cancer, Alcoholism, Vomit, Death of parent, and Eating disorder

gvstyris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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