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

emotional funny inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ features the same theme all solid ones do: parental trauma. McCurdy explores how her childhood as an actor led to her years-long battles with alcoholism and eating disorders. She shares a very realistic, gradual path to recovery, complicated by jobs, shitty partners, and her mom’s actual death along the way. 

I really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read. McCurdy’s straightforward, stream-of-consciousness writing was appealing. Her candor and dry wit were appreciated during her discussion of dark topics. 

Recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Vomit