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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

2740 reviews

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

jani_mcgonagall's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Child abuse, Medical content, Mental illness, Cancer, Body horror, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

letsreadbooks_emilie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Vomit, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

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

tabby09's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

5.0

This was an amazing memoir. I listened to it on audiobook and Jennette narrated it wonderfully. All parts of it were interesting to me, from the deeply enmeshed relationship with her mother, her mother's narcissism and her reaction to developing breast cancer, the hoarder home she grew up in, her feelings about her acting career, her mormon faith, and her experiences suffering from anorexia and ocd. 

The chapters were short and impactful. 

I went into this memoir because I recognized Jennette from ICarly when I was younger and was intrigued by her relationship with her mother and pushing her into acting. What I ended up finding the most interesting though was her depicting the development of her eating disorder, her experiences with therapy, and her recovery. 

Jennette explaining her complicated relationship with her mother, how she was everything to her and unable to separate herself, despite what the readers can see is clear abuse, was compelling and heartbreaking. The journey to her realizing what was happening and how unhealthy the relationship was, before and after the mother's death, was well done. The complicated feelings of grief, too. 

This is the first memoir I've read in a long time and I enjoyed it enough that I'll be looking for others in audiobook form. There's something special about hearing someone read their memoir out loud. 

If you are currently struggling with an eating disorder, I would recommend checking in with yourself and possibly your therapist before starting it. There are depictions of restriction, purging, bingeing, etc that are sometimes a bit graphic. It could also be triggering for anyone with a parent going through cancer treatments or experiencing terminal illness, have recently lost a parent, or are the child of a narcissistic parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Child abuse, Grief, Medical content, Cancer, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

OCD, Hoarding, Stroke, hospital setting, narcissistic parent, fear of aging

half_finished's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia, Drug use, Cancer, Grief, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

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

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

ekcanales's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

5.0

This autobiography was a stunning revelation into the life of Jennette and many other child actors. It was refreshingly open and candid on a number of powerful topics, such as family, romantic relationships, eating disorders, and the struggles of growing up in the spotlight. The discussion of these topics also gave me room to look back and reflect on my own life and things I have experienced. I was truly touched by this book and how it provided new perspectives on the realities of celebrity.

It was especially poignant to hear this book narrated by Jennette herself in the audiobook. Her voice really shines and provides a new level of insight and depth into the stories being told.

Thank you, Jennette McCurdy, for allowing us a detailed, touching look into your life. As a young woman, this was so powerful to me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Addiction, Cursing, Drug use, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

cyarrow's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Body shaming, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Eating disorder, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis