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serenology's review against another edition
5.0
Early on in the book, Jennette mentions that as a child she loved writing and preferred it to acting. Her mother dismisses the hobby to further encourage Jennette's acting career. I'm glad I was able to see the product of her writing now--a transparent, honest, but funny narrative of her childhood traumas and how she was able to recover and reclaim herself.
Jennette deserves all the peace and happiness for the rest of her life.
Graphic: Death of parent, Terminal illness, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Eating disorder
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Body shaming
Minor: Cursing, Drug use, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
carriebp's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Alcohol, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Blood, Drug use, and Mental illness
sheinmiller's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder
mhudak3's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child abuse and Eating disorder
jillybean222's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Body shaming, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Dysphoria, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Addiction
Minor: Stalking and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
dardarbinks88's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Eating disorder and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Cancer, Terminal illness, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Child abuse and Vomit
cxfvsion's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Self harm, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Addiction, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Vomit, Death of parent, and Cancer
erwikka's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, and Death of parent
Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual content
deathmetalheron's review against another edition
3.5
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.
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
furrizzy's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism