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A review by readingrobin
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
I always find it hard to review memoirs because really, how can you rate a person's experience and the way they tell it, especially when it comes to traumatic experiences? But this memoir is unlike any I've read before. Jennette lays herself so bare, so vulnerable, that it's truly inspiring to hear her story and admire the strength it must have taken to revisit these memories. I listened to the audiobook since she was the narrator, and I think it brings another dimension to the experience.
I was the peak demographic for iCarly when it came out, a tween still very much involved in watching Nickelodeon and loving the surge in the lol random humor of the era. I wasn't an avid watcher, but I liked the show okay and would watch it if nothing else was on. To know what was really going on behind the scenes puts those memories of the show in a weird light. It was rough hearing all of her trauma, every emotional and physical hurdle that she faced, but, by the end, I felt so proud of her for breaking the cycle of abuse and taking care of her mental health.
This isn't really a book that you want to binge read. There are so many uncomfortable and upsetting things that you almost have to brace yourself each chapter, but Jennette writes it in such a way that it feels almost conversational. You want to read more, just to hope that there is some bit of happiness here, and there is, in some small pockets. After it all, there is a bit of hope, even thought the road to recovery is a long one.
I hope Jennette had some catharsis while sharing her story. I hope that it made the weight easier to bear or that it brought some release. I don't have to know if it did, I don't have the right to know, but still, I hope.
I was the peak demographic for iCarly when it came out, a tween still very much involved in watching Nickelodeon and loving the surge in the lol random humor of the era. I wasn't an avid watcher, but I liked the show okay and would watch it if nothing else was on. To know what was really going on behind the scenes puts those memories of the show in a weird light. It was rough hearing all of her trauma, every emotional and physical hurdle that she faced, but, by the end, I felt so proud of her for breaking the cycle of abuse and taking care of her mental health.
This isn't really a book that you want to binge read. There are so many uncomfortable and upsetting things that you almost have to brace yourself each chapter, but Jennette writes it in such a way that it feels almost conversational. You want to read more, just to hope that there is some bit of happiness here, and there is, in some small pockets. After it all, there is a bit of hope, even thought the road to recovery is a long one.
I hope Jennette had some catharsis while sharing her story. I hope that it made the weight easier to bear or that it brought some release. I don't have to know if it did, I don't have the right to know, but still, I hope.