darcygabe 's review for:

I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

5.0

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Wow. I get the hype but this book was not at all what I expected! Who said this was hilarious?

I never watched this girl’s shows and I’m had no idea who she was. I assumed she was a comedian and this title was tongue-in-cheek… it’s not. It’s pretty much a 6-hour listen of solid abuse (physical, sexual, emotional) at the hands of the mother.

That being said, if you’re in a solid/healthy mental state, this is absolutely worth the read. It’s heart breaking and gut wrenching but it’s also human and exposes an extreme version of an enmeshed mother-daughter relationship.

Jeanette also dives into life as a celebrity, and since she left the industry (and refused the hush money Nickelodeon offered her), she is okay being pretty candid. I look forward to the follow up book where she does a deeper dive into Dan Schneider (“the creator”) and all the messed up and manipulative things HE did.

I am so passionately rooting for Jeanette. I hope she has an easy and fulfilling life. I hope she finds a strong community that will support her. She deserves nothing less.