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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1848 reviews

amy_q13's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Vomit, Cancer, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual content

Minor: Stalking and Suicidal thoughts

liv_brown31's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

haven’t rated a lot of books this year 5/5 but i knew this was gonna be one before i even read it. i was right. Janette’s writing was absolutely beautiful and was at many times relatable, especially when talking about EDs. Sharing her story was so brave, and even though she has no idea who i am, i am so so proud of her healing journey.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Fatphobia

just keep in mind there is a lot of talk about eating disorders that could be triggering

pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It’s hard for me to describe this book. I’m amazed at how sad and funny it can be. It does very well in telling the phases of youth. I found the narrative story telling of upsetting moments so powerful. There was even lots of humor and post-irony to them, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I find myself relating to a lot of Jenette’s experiences with her mother, always wanting to please her, wanting her to just be happy and doing anything for it. Being your mother’s best friend is not something anyone should be. 

Overall, I think this book was very well written and executed. A great memoir. 5/5 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Mental illness, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

shelbielehto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Sexual content, Self harm, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

kitkathw871's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This is not a book that anyone was owed, but we are all better off having heard it. McCurdy is an excellent writer and there were many moments in this book where I paused because I was very impressed by the craftsmanship in her words. This book is honest and conversational and hits every mark of a good memoir written by a good person where you grow alongside the author and leave with a deeper appreciation of yourself, the author, and the world as a whole. It deserves every bit of praise it receives and McCurdy deserves all the respectful kindness and appreciation she gets. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Eating disorder, and Vomit

thebookcident's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Body shaming, Sexual content, Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Addiction, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Panic attacks/disorders

hannah223's review

emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Sexual content

erwikka's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.25

The story was definitely hard to read and times but I think it was very well written and informative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content

lemonjack's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content

deathmetalheron's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

3.5

Memoir/biographies I find the least interesting--one person is usually not particularly worth focusing on, especially if it's biographical. Memoirs only really work if I'm interested in the person writing it.
This works in this case. In addition to its spicy and enticing title, I am very aware of Jennette McCurdy as I watched plenty of episodes of iCarly growing up. The more details I found out about her actual career, the more sad I got. It's easy to use television as an escape without realizing that the actors themselves are not characters and are real people. 
I'm Glad My Mom Died reads very quickly, the action cutting from chapter to chapter flashing through McCurdy's life from a young 4 all the way to near present day. It recounts different stories that highlight primarily her relationship with her mother but also some of the effects of mental illness and expectations she gained through her mother's treatment, most notably disordered eating. The book pulls no punches and more or less make a damning case for McCurdy's mother being truly problematic and hard to sympathize with.
The most profound moments of the book are McCurdy's recounting of her childhood days--her inner monologue is retold from her child's perspective with no analysis, so the events are seen through her eyes. Any adult reading it will instantly pick up on the behaviors exhibited by McCurdy's mother and the effect they will have in the future, and it compounds the innocence loss that McCurdy will eventually experience. The book gets a little bit less insightful as time goes on, and the ending lacks a bit of insight. I understand this might be the point but McCurdy is an effective writer and I would've loved to see her reflect on the experience a bit more. Additionally, this book targeted me VERY directly as a parent. It was odd to read a book where for most of my life I would put myself in Jennette's shoes but reading this I also saw myself as a future parent and how the choices I made as a father would eventually affect my own daughter's self perception. Definitely a thinker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Bullying, Medical content, and Dementia