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4.5 AVERAGE
4.5 AVERAGE
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I’ve wanted to read (or rather, listen to the audiobook narrated by Jennette) since this book came out.
It’s so devastating to know that someone who made my childhood, went through so much.
It’s so devastating to know that someone who made my childhood, went through so much.
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It is honest and raw and well paced for a memoir. The writing is simple and sometimes a little clunky, but I think that’s more a question of reader preference than an actual flaw.
I think two memoirs by women in entertainment struggling with mental health issues per year is a healthy max for me.
I think two memoirs by women in entertainment struggling with mental health issues per year is a healthy max for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, Alcohol
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gagged me ngl
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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.
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.
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.