Reviews tagging 'Grief'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2498 reviews

ragubo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Chronic illness, Grief, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Alcohol, Body shaming, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Vomit

Moderate: Blood, Cancer, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Adult/minor relationship, and Drug use

therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

elizabethfoxall's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

first non-fiction book that i have felt truly gripped by, couldn’t put it down. what an incredible writer with an amazing story! so proud, i hope she finds true happiness🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Cancer, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use and Pedophilia

half_finished's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug use, Cancer, Grief, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

butkyra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

ejbhill's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

5.0

Jennette’s story opened my eyes and reminded me that while the characters we see in tv shows and movies may be made up, the people portraying them have lives of their own, and it isn’t necessarily reflected on screen. She tells her story well, conveying her thoughts and emotions, recounting her experiences with eating disorders, alcoholism, abuse, and mental health problems.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Vomit, Child abuse, and Grief

liv_brown31's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

haven’t rated a lot of books this year 5/5 but i knew this was gonna be one before i even read it. i was right. Janette’s writing was absolutely beautiful and was at many times relatable, especially when talking about EDs. Sharing her story was so brave, and even though she has no idea who i am, i am so so proud of her healing journey.

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Content Warnings

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 triggering

pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It’s hard for me to describe this book. I’m amazed at how sad and funny it can be. It does very well in telling the phases of youth. I found the narrative story telling of upsetting moments so powerful. There was even lots of humor and post-irony to them, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I find myself relating to a lot of Jenette’s experiences with her mother, always wanting to please her, wanting her to just be happy and doing anything for it. Being your mother’s best friend is not something anyone should be. 

Overall, I think this book was very well written and executed. A great memoir. 5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

alexiaruiz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

I really enjoyed reading this book. Jennette McCurdy is an excellent writer and the vulnerability it took for her to share her story is unmatched. I was extremely invested in this book and could not put it down. When I watched iCarly as a kid, I could never have imagined what she was going through during the time. This book did a really good job at demonstrating how we perceive different situations as a child versus an adult. Jenette didn't even realize the pain and trauma her mom had caused her until years after she passed away. It was really tough to read some of the more uncomfortable parts of this book such as

her mom giving her showers and exams until she was 18 and provoking her to count calories as a young child. It was also hard to read about Jennette's struggle with bulimia, especially the graphic scenes about her throat bleeding.

But, I am happy that she included these stories because it was raw and real. I was happy that Jenette was able to receive help and therapy in the end. I hope that Jennette is doing better and never suffers another day in her life because she deserves the world! This book was difficult for me to rate, but for now I give it a 3.5 because of how it compares to other books I have read. This book was an amazing auto biography, but it is not the genre that I find myself gravitating towards and for that I gave it this rating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcoholism

carriebp's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Alcohol, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Blood, Drug use, and Mental illness