Reviews - I'm Glad My Mom Died

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I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

4.5 AVERAGE

thats_who_i_am's review against another edition

5.0

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citoge's review against another edition

4.5

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noelle_the_wise's review against another edition

4.0

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adriogg's review against another edition

4.0

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embrehembre's review against another edition

3.5

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shjems's review against another edition

5.0

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gagged me ngl

blakefox's review against another edition

5.0

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Celebrity memoirs are never my first choice in reads, but Jennette's to-the-point writing style just pulls you in from the very first page. She, like too many child stars, was failed by so many of the adults in her life, and if you've never given much thought to it before, her story will leave you contemplating the ethics surrounding youth on screen.

ihakarthik's review against another edition

4.0

I’M GLAD MY MOM DIED is Jennette McCurdy’s debut memoir detailing her abuse-ridden childhood and subsequent recovery.

McCurdy’s writing is effective, self-aware, and, at times, humorous. With us, she is intimate and unfiltered, exposed in a way she hadn't ever been before. One thing she did particularly well, was ending chapters in a way that kept a reader engaged. I can tell that she wrote it herself and wasn’t just accompanying a ghostwriter. I’ve heard she is doing more writing, which I’m excited to read.

I read this through the audiobook, which McCurdy narrates herself. Those acting classes were put to work in the various inflections and accents McCurdy took on for different characters/different moments of her life.

Also, Miranda Cosgrove seems like the best friend ever.

olgaokhrimenko's review against another edition

4.25

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g_monaghan's review against another edition

4.5

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