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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
If you were on #booktok at all this summer then you probably have heard about this book. It is just as hilarious as the hype.
The lengths that McCurdy went to make her mom happy are nothing short of extraordinary. From eyelash tinting to calorie restriction there is very little she wouldn't give up to ensure that she got the happy version of her mom instead of the angry one. But when her mom died of cancer, she found that she lost not only her mom but her motivation for everything in her life.
While this story is filled with humor and color and personality, it is largely a dark tale of trauma and finding yourself through it all. The dark humor that creates her voice funny, but I wouldn't call this a funny book if that's what you're looking for.
My only critique is that she didn't shed enough light on some things. She describes an origin story of her OCD but then it largely disappears into the background. We find that she is getting the professional help that she needs to heal, but very little is included on what healing looks like for her.
Overall, I really liked this one. If you can handle stories of anorexia, OCD and abuse without being triggered then I think you should definitely pick it up. McCurdy reads her own memoir on audiobook and I highly recommend it.
The lengths that McCurdy went to make her mom happy are nothing short of extraordinary. From eyelash tinting to calorie restriction there is very little she wouldn't give up to ensure that she got the happy version of her mom instead of the angry one. But when her mom died of cancer, she found that she lost not only her mom but her motivation for everything in her life.
While this story is filled with humor and color and personality, it is largely a dark tale of trauma and finding yourself through it all. The dark humor that creates her voice funny, but I wouldn't call this a funny book if that's what you're looking for.
My only critique is that she didn't shed enough light on some things. She describes an origin story of her OCD but then it largely disappears into the background. We find that she is getting the professional help that she needs to heal, but very little is included on what healing looks like for her.
Overall, I really liked this one. If you can handle stories of anorexia, OCD and abuse without being triggered then I think you should definitely pick it up. McCurdy reads her own memoir on audiobook and I highly recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, and Eating disorder