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A review by fionamclary
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
Although I'm a 00s kid, I grew up without TV, so I went into this memoir knowing nothing about the author. I read it since apparently I'm on a kick of memoirs by child stars with abusive Mormon moms. Also everybody says it's good. They are correct. I'm also glad her mom died and I hope she gets to do whatever she wants in the rest of her career.
I found her change in attitude to her mom near the end to be abrupt and not well fleshed out, which hampered the narrative flow, but I also understand that she might want to keep for herself the details of realizing her mom was horribly abusive, especially after going into so much detail on other personal topics. I listened to the audiobook, and her deadpan delivery heightened the humorous moments.
I found her change in attitude to her mom near the end to be abrupt and not well fleshed out, which hampered the narrative flow, but I also understand that she might want to keep for herself the details of realizing her mom was horribly abusive, especially after going into so much detail on other personal topics. I listened to the audiobook, and her deadpan delivery heightened the humorous moments.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent
Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness
Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis