trashlie 's review for:

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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Is it wrong of me that I wish there was a little more time spent on what the end of memoir finally broaches- the unapologetic abuse and narcissism? It feels like it's just... addressed in a way that doesn't really drive it, even though the entirety of the memoir demonstrates the ramifications of that abuse, that manipulation, the way she was exploited. But I guess I wish I felt more emotional resolution? But it also feels so gross to be asking that of someone's memoir. It's just that I feel so angry on her behalf and understand that awfulness of missing something you know wasn't as good as you thought it, missing what it was when you know that it hurt you and is responsible for the trauma you've had to unlearn and it makes me ache to read about a mother putting her own child through this and treating her like this for her own fucking dreams 😭😭😭