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A review by thisnursereads
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
4.0
Not sure the words enjoyed and this book go together, but it was well written and engaging. It details the life of a child abused by a mother obsessed with power that also craves being relevant through her daughter.
The book is a reminder that there are bad people and conclusively bad mothers out there. It tackles the dynamic of loving the person that abuses you and the added confusion of that person being the one person meant to love and protect you. She also touches on her time at Nickelodeon. As someone that watched her show growing up, you would never have known all of this was going on in her life. It makes me wonder about the masks we all wear to hide what is really going on underneath. Some just better wearers of those masks than others.
Don’t go looking for a happy ending in this book. the stories of her life are completely fucked up and distressing. How anyone could make it out of it is beyond me…
The book is a reminder that there are bad people and conclusively bad mothers out there. It tackles the dynamic of loving the person that abuses you and the added confusion of that person being the one person meant to love and protect you. She also touches on her time at Nickelodeon. As someone that watched her show growing up, you would never have known all of this was going on in her life. It makes me wonder about the masks we all wear to hide what is really going on underneath. Some just better wearers of those masks than others.
Don’t go looking for a happy ending in this book. the stories of her life are completely fucked up and distressing. How anyone could make it out of it is beyond me…