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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1846 reviews

julieb3a's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

5.0

Audiobook is THE WAY. I am in awe of her ability to tell this story. I wish the best for Jennette in her years to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

wooblatoober's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

amazing book. covers her entire life pretty much up until she starts writing the book. it was incredible. VERY easy read vocab- & language-wise, but very difficult read regarding content. HEED THE CONTENT WARNINGS. if any of the CWs trigger you, especially the ones listed “graphic,” DO NOT READ THIS BOOK. otherwise, it’s an incredible read. 

lots of humor in suffering w/ a hopeful ending theme of overcoming adversity. amazingly written. i was hooked from the first page. mccurdy is an amazingly talented creative nonfiction writer (& doesn’t hurt that she’s had a life so crazy it seems like it should be fiction).

5⭐️ but i reserve actual 5⭐️ ratings on storygraph for my favorite books of all time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Medical content, Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Cancer, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Vomit, Medical trauma, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Classism, Dementia, and Infidelity

Minor: Homophobia, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Stalking

music_girl93's review against another edition

Too triggering for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Addiction, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Excrement, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

daria_morgendorffer's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I can’t ever rate anyone’s memoir as less than 5 stars!  This was such a brave narrative of the trauma Jennette McCurdy endured, and even braver were the retellings of the efforts toward healing. I’m glad the pedophiles employed by Nickelodeon have been exposed by Jennette (among others.) Kudos to Jennette-this was a great memoir! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Grief, Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Death of parent

legendarycai's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

5.0

speechless.... fully speechless. i couldnt stop reading it. every single aspect of this story had me crying, laughing, mouth gaping. she has done so much and been through a lot. no one truly knows what goes on behind closed doors....

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

therewillbenewsuns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Vomit, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

butkyra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Vomit, Cancer, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

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