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A review by fiction_fever
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
“No one else in the family seems to understand Mom’s emotions. Everyone else walks around clueless, never knowing which Mom they’re going to get. But I always know. I’ve spent my whole life studying her so that I can always know, because I always want to do whatever I can in any given moment to keep or make Mom happy.”
What a heart wrenching yet beautiful memoir. Jeannette has allowed the reader into the most vulnerable parts of her life from her childhood up into her adulthood. I could feel the torment and conflicting emotions when she delved into her complicated relationship with her mother, and even more complicated feelings that came with her passing, alongside sharing her struggles with unhealthy coping mechanisms and her disillusion of the industry she felt forced into.
Truly a remarkable read. I’m wishing nothing but the absolute best, happiness and peace for Jennette.
“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.”
What a heart wrenching yet beautiful memoir. Jeannette has allowed the reader into the most vulnerable parts of her life from her childhood up into her adulthood. I could feel the torment and conflicting emotions when she delved into her complicated relationship with her mother, and even more complicated feelings that came with her passing, alongside sharing her struggles with unhealthy coping mechanisms and her disillusion of the industry she felt forced into.
Truly a remarkable read. I’m wishing nothing but the absolute best, happiness and peace for Jennette.
“Through writing, I feel power for maybe the first time in my life. I don’t have to say somebody else’s words. I can write my own. I can be myself for once. I like the privacy of it. Nobody’s watching. Nobody’s judging. Nobody’s weighing in. No casting directors or agents or managers or directors or Mom. Just me and the page. Writing is the opposite of performing to me. Performing feels inherently fake. Writing feels inherently real.”