sonamdelhiwala 's review for:

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.0

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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this was so jarring and shocking and painful to read as someone who watched icarly religiously with absolutely no inkling that anything was even remotely wrong. it feels weird and delicate to rate someone’s account of the complex and chronic abuse and trauma they endured but i read the absolute shit out of this and the writing style is SO good and engaging (very very clear throughout that jennette is more passionate about writing than acting). i hope she makes way more money from this book than she would’ve from her $300k hush money deal from nickelodeon, and i hope the concept of a “child star” ceases to exist 

basically every TW you can think of: disordered eating, PTSD, mental/physical/emotional/sexual/verbal abuse, grooming, sexual assault and harrassment, alcoholism, narcissistic parents, OCD, schizophrenia, gaslighting, death/grief, etc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis