A review by azza_fageery
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

I really enjoyed listening to the audiobook. Personally I think the best way to read a memoir is by listening to it as an audiobook specially if it’s narrated by the author. 

The story follows Jennette childhood, teenage years and then adulthood years. 

It reveals something very important -in my opinion- and that is; not knowing you’re traumatized as a child until you’re old enough to understand what was happening to you. 

I used to often wonder how people even remember their trauma so vividly when mine personally came to me in bits and pieces since my mind blocked everything from my memory. 

It’s fascinating how well Jennette tells her story in specific detail. 

It was very triggering at some points when it began discussing eating disorders in specifics, going into details about the cycle of self shame, self awareness, then falling back down the rabbit hole of Anorexia-Bulimia  due to self shame again. 

It’s a very reflective read, it makes you think about how much damage a person can do and then they can simply leave this life or your life without ever having to face the consequence of the irreversible damage they’ve committed. 

I related to many issues discussed in the book so it was hard at times to continue reading it cause it became triggering, but I finished it because the story was so attention grabbing and I wanted to know how she got her closure at the end. 

I’d recommend this book instead of any other self help book tbh since I think those are BS. 

This is very reflective, slow to medium paced, emotional, funny at times and very very raw. 

I’d check the trigger warnings before diving into this one though.