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A review by katsbooks
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
“I yearn to know the people I love deeply and intimately—without context, without boxes—and I yearn for them to know me that way, too.”
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can't we be honest about them? Especially moms, they're the most romanticized of anyone."
“I always forget that trying to reason with the unreasonable is... unreasonable.”
Well, well, well. This book absolutely lives up to the hype. If you've been debating about whether or not you should pick it up, take this as your sign. Like I don't have anything bad to say about this book. It had very short chapters which I'm entirely here for. It made the narrative go by so quickly. It also meant that the "one more chapter" syndrome that hits around 11pm at night quickly became, "oh, god I need to sleep" at 1am. 😂
I also just loved McCurdy's voice. I hear the audiobook is really great. The Libby wait for the audio was incredibly long so I finished the physical copy long before the audio ever would have become available. But I always love when authors narrate their own stories. She described the terrible things she endured at the hands of her mother and the entertainment industry as a whole yet her voice was honest, vulnerable and hilarious all at the same time. By the end, I didn't see her as a victim and I really enjoyed reading about her mental health journey.
This is probably my favorite memoir ever. Please read it.
“Why do we romanticize the dead? Why can't we be honest about them? Especially moms, they're the most romanticized of anyone."
“I always forget that trying to reason with the unreasonable is... unreasonable.”
Well, well, well. This book absolutely lives up to the hype. If you've been debating about whether or not you should pick it up, take this as your sign. Like I don't have anything bad to say about this book. It had very short chapters which I'm entirely here for. It made the narrative go by so quickly. It also meant that the "one more chapter" syndrome that hits around 11pm at night quickly became, "oh, god I need to sleep" at 1am. 😂
I also just loved McCurdy's voice. I hear the audiobook is really great. The Libby wait for the audio was incredibly long so I finished the physical copy long before the audio ever would have become available. But I always love when authors narrate their own stories. She described the terrible things she endured at the hands of her mother and the entertainment industry as a whole yet her voice was honest, vulnerable and hilarious all at the same time. By the end, I didn't see her as a victim and I really enjoyed reading about her mental health journey.
This is probably my favorite memoir ever. Please read it.