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A review by expressivekim
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
It's taken me a minute to get my thoughts together on this one properly, but I'll start by saying I was impressed by the writing. As well, this would be a fantastic book for someone with ADHD has the chapters are super short and easy to absorb - a necessity since the subject material is so heavy.
I grew up watching Jennette on iCarly, and I really appreciate her no-holding-back approach to her memoir, something we rarely see from actors. As much as it hurts to know that a beloved childhood character's actress was going through trauma, her matter-of-fact writing style made me reflect on my own traumas and feel understood. I especially loved that there wasn't any morals or lessons to be learned - just a person sharing their pain and forcing the world to see her as a human person, not a character.
I grew up watching Jennette on iCarly, and I really appreciate her no-holding-back approach to her memoir, something we rarely see from actors. As much as it hurts to know that a beloved childhood character's actress was going through trauma, her matter-of-fact writing style made me reflect on my own traumas and feel understood. I especially loved that there wasn't any morals or lessons to be learned - just a person sharing their pain and forcing the world to see her as a human person, not a character.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death of parent, Cancer, Physical abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Eating disorder, and Terminal illness