Reviews tagging 'Dysphoria'

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

427 reviews

jujullesbookworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Loved it! The writing is brutal and crude in a way that is so enjoyable and listening to the audiobook was probably the best decision I made!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Cancer, and Alcoholism

carmentxx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

i cannot express to you how unbelievable this memoir is. calling it a book doesn’t even feel fair or real- it’s a complete realisation of a life. every moment of jeanette’s life i felt for her. every sadness and pain and fear and grief. it’s so so sad and yet a touch of hopeful. i would really recommend this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Eating disorder, Vomit, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

sandramarinis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Great book. A very dark life story about Jennettes terrible upbringing with an extremely controlling narcisistic mother. I couldn't stop reading it. To anyone reading this book who relates to her story, please read Dr. Ramani Durasulvas books about navigating narcissism. I highly recommend them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Cancer, Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Grief, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

princess_marie's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Death of parent, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Vomit

Moderate: Terminal illness, Drug use, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Dysphoria, and Chronic illness

Minor: Gaslighting

esophagus18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Vomit, Grief, and Body shaming

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Dysphoria, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Drug abuse

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Infidelity, and Cursing

k_lee_reads_it's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Eating disorder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Addiction, Toxic relationship, Terminal illness, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Fatphobia

gabi_715's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Dysphoria, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Drug abuse

shayna_hadassah's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content

zydecovivo's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Teen sitcoms were not my thing, even when I was younger. However, I still knew of iCarly and recognized Miranda and Jennette when I saw the ads. Jennette’s memoir shows a deeper, more disturbing look into both her upbringing and the behind-the-scenes of the early 2000s Nickelodeon studio workplace. I have seen clips from Quiet On Set, and I think Jennette’s book, even though it focuses more on her own inner thoughts and feelings during this time (and doesn’t explicitly name Dan Schneider), was the catalyst for it. The young actors who tried to speak out, but were silenced, didn’t have the same recognition or power as Jennette. While Jennette may have initially regretted not taking the “hush money”, I hope she knows that she’s encouraged a lot of victims to speak out and abusers to, hopefully, receive justice. She also does a great job of portraying how you may love and adore someone, but that doesn’t mean they didn’t hurt you. Her feelings are complicated and I applaud her for being able to write her story in such a compelling way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, and Grief

Moderate: Cursing

hurricanyounot's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

I, too, am glad Jennette’s mom died. F*** you, Debra. Rest in distress.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Grief, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Child abuse, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Vomit