vixenreader 's review for:

Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire by Ashley Spencer

4.25

dark emotional informative lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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Simultaneously nostalgic and disillusioning, this non-fiction book highlights how, while Nickelodeon was the neglectful parent who didn’t practice proper supervision, Disney was the hyper-strict parent who didn’t enforce proper boundaries. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Lesbophobia, Outing, Cultural appropriation

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, Suicide, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Pandemic/Epidemic

Be aware that this book touches on parental negligence, companies cutting corners to save money, lawsuits, abrupt lay-offs, unsafe work environment, high expectations from direct/indirect sources, how fame affected the emotional growth of child stars, bad parenting, friend break-ups, messy romantic lives, teenage angst and rebellion, and treating children like property.