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A review by skeltzer
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Whew. Trauma city. JM is an excellent writer; I like her style and the vignette-like structure of the book. Almost bite-sized (the irony). She gives detailed descriptions of the abuse her mother put her through and her eating disorders which hit home for me on both counts. It was a hard read but also hard to put down. The last chapter of the book is a really clear eyed reflection on her trauma. I hope she writes more. One personal nitpick is that I listened to the audiobook and she talks really fast; I had to keep checking to see if I had the pace sped up but nope!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Bullying, Terminal illness, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis