melina_30 's review for:

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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I don't know why so many think this was written in a lighthearted and funny way but it definitely wasn't... pretty heavy and depressing story but with the hope of betterment near the end. I had to get used to the writing style which I normally don't like (very short sentences in a row) but I understand it was used as an artistic style and a method of her showing how detached from reality she was in certain situations.

At first I had to get over my anger against her mother and how much I despise people like her but after reading more realising that her mother wasn't mentally well to begin with which caused her narcissistic and manipulative behaviour towards her daughter.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis