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4.51 AVERAGE
4.51 AVERAGE
Incredibly honest and well done. Check for trigger warnings before reading.
Well, I think I’m Glad Her Mom Died too. I hope Jennette McCurdy never has to do anything she doesn’t want to do ever again. This was definitely worth the hype. In case you have somehow avoided the talk about it, this is about McCurdy’s deeply toxic relationship with her abusive and mentally ill mother, and how her entire life grew to revolve around and eventually unravel due to this relationship. None of this is even a little bit glamorized; not her ED and addiction struggle, not even her descriptions of fame and “fortune”.
There is definitely a whole lot you will learn about her that you could have never gleaned from TV, even if you grew up watching iCarly every day after school. It is definitely one of the most serious books I’ve ever read but McCurdy is so good at perfectly sprinkling her natural humor into it. The audiobook also gets bonus points for being narrated by McCurdy herself. Lots of TWs abound; this book can be very upsetting (mostly ED, verbal/sexual/physical/emotional abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, and parent illness/death) but you can always reach out if you want to know more before you read. Read this one!
There is definitely a whole lot you will learn about her that you could have never gleaned from TV, even if you grew up watching iCarly every day after school. It is definitely one of the most serious books I’ve ever read but McCurdy is so good at perfectly sprinkling her natural humor into it. The audiobook also gets bonus points for being narrated by McCurdy herself. Lots of TWs abound; this book can be very upsetting (mostly ED, verbal/sexual/physical/emotional abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, and parent illness/death) but you can always reach out if you want to know more before you read. Read this one!
This was a fast but incredibly difficult read, wow.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Extremely humane book, talking about how parents can be gods to us, and how falling from that godhood might look like.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent
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informative
inspiring
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fast-paced
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El título ya lo decía todo, y aunque por desgracia no sorprende nada de lo que he leído dentro, ha sido imposible soltarlo.
Una de las cosas que más me impresiona de este tipo de historias es que tú, como lectore, desde la comodidad de tu sofá, ves todas las banderas rojas que se presentan a lo largo del libro y sabes a dónde van a desembocar, pero cuando estás ahí, cuando eres la protagonista, es complicadísimo interceptar las señales, sobre todo si forman parte de tu realidad.
La madre es una narcisista. Lo intuyes por el título, lees las primeras evidencias, piensas “pues claro que se alegra de que su madre haya muerto”, pero luego te das cuenta de que tampoco es tan sencillo, y ahí está el verdadero conflicto.
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this was such an amazing story! it was my first time reading a biography/something non-fiction, and realising that the topics spoken in the story were in fact REAL had me literally staring at a wall. as a mother, and even just as a daughter, it was so hard to read at some points. my heart breaks for what jen had to go through but i’m so happy she’s onto a better path. her writing is incredible and i hope she creates more stories very soon!