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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

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I wrote a long review but the app crashed so

Listening felt like it definitely would help things be interpreted better, especially the naivety when she was young, and the dismissive denial after her mother's death. I loved her dry wit and it helped me get through some parts - this is definitely something you should only read when you're in the right mental space. I had to stop listening a couple of times as I got uncomfortable, which is also a testament to her writing

Oh I'm so mad for her that they didn't let her direct/produce and episode because she obviously has a talent for it.


I almost need a list of events just to process my feelings about everything that happened because there was so much that it is easy to forget some.

I'm glad she got an ethical therapist and she's able to name what her mum did to her


I have lots of questions, mainly because the book ended so abruptly. What's her career now? Is she even working? What's she looking forward to? What does she like, what are her hobbies?
Did her and her bio father talk again? Does she still talk to her dad? What do her brother's think about their bio father? Do they know?
Where does she live now?

I suppose she's left lots of things to ask in interviews but the book did end quite abruptly, especially since she explained most things in detail. It feels like she wrote howshe normally did and then didn't feel comfortable sharing so cut a couple of chapters out. We do get a bit of reflection but I would've liked it to end with her "now", not just what her mum did,
as just like with the scales, her mum's actions don't define her.


I would recommend this

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A memoir that really pushes you to understand that there is so much to people than what we see, or rather are invited to see. Complex human relationships with people all stemming from the incredibly complex and abusive relationship Jennette had with her mother. As much as motherhood is idolised and rightfully so, let us not forget that motherhood is not always perfect and vicitms of this are not attention-seekers being ungrateful. A memoir I’ll remember for a good while.

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