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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
5.0
Sincere, Captivating, and Deeply Moving
I'm Glad My Mom Died is Jennette McCurdy's highly anticipated memoir detailing her experiences as a child actor while being emotionally manipulated by her dying mother. Jennette McCurdy achieved fame as the spunky teenage co-star Sam on iCarly. I was drawn to the memoir because I was a fan of this show when I was a teen. On the other hand, I wanted to avoid it because the title was triggering for me with my mom passing away last year from cancer. Despite this, I am glad to have read it. Jennette McCurdy is blunt. She has a candid manner of speaking that is refreshing. She is unafraid to tell the entire world that she struggles with an eating disorder that she learned from her own mother. Her brutal honestly is at times staggering. Hers is a story of accepting that the people we love most are also the ones capable of hurting us the most.
"I yearn to know the people I love deeply and intimately—without context, without boxes—and I yearn for them to know me that way, too."
I found this memoir to be an interesting perspective in opposition to Finding Me by Viola Davis. I was fascinated by the concept of coming of age while being a famous actress. Jennette speaks of the pressure to become famous, look the part, and make her mom happy. This was eye opening for the acting industry. We never know what goes on behind closed doors, but Jennette throws the doors open and invites everyone in. I highly recommend the audiobook read by Jennette because you can feel the raw emotion in her voice. This is more than just another celebrity memoir. Reading this is like experiencing Jennette's trauma and eventual healing for ourselves.
I'm Glad My Mom Died is Jennette McCurdy's highly anticipated memoir detailing her experiences as a child actor while being emotionally manipulated by her dying mother. Jennette McCurdy achieved fame as the spunky teenage co-star Sam on iCarly. I was drawn to the memoir because I was a fan of this show when I was a teen. On the other hand, I wanted to avoid it because the title was triggering for me with my mom passing away last year from cancer. Despite this, I am glad to have read it. Jennette McCurdy is blunt. She has a candid manner of speaking that is refreshing. She is unafraid to tell the entire world that she struggles with an eating disorder that she learned from her own mother. Her brutal honestly is at times staggering. Hers is a story of accepting that the people we love most are also the ones capable of hurting us the most.
"I yearn to know the people I love deeply and intimately—without context, without boxes—and I yearn for them to know me that way, too."
I found this memoir to be an interesting perspective in opposition to Finding Me by Viola Davis. I was fascinated by the concept of coming of age while being a famous actress. Jennette speaks of the pressure to become famous, look the part, and make her mom happy. This was eye opening for the acting industry. We never know what goes on behind closed doors, but Jennette throws the doors open and invites everyone in. I highly recommend the audiobook read by Jennette because you can feel the raw emotion in her voice. This is more than just another celebrity memoir. Reading this is like experiencing Jennette's trauma and eventual healing for ourselves.