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A review by sophiesometimesreads
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
I haven’t read a lot of celebrity memoirs so I don’t have a lot to compare this to, but I think this was a really good and important read.
Firstly, I just want to say to please check trigger warnings before reading this book! It covers a lot of heavy topics including disordered eating, abuse and substance abuse. I had a hard time reading Jennette’s recounts of some of the things she went through because they were just so horrible, particularly for someone of such a young age, but she does a good job of covering them.
I liked how the memoir was written like a story, and the narration started in a juvenile tone when she was recounting her childhood and matured as she did through the book. There is also a lot of use of dark humour to address difficult topics and traumatic events, which I think is pretty relatable.
This must have been so hard for her to write and I really appreciate her telling her story and giving an insight into how fame and Hollywood can impact the children who are forced into it, as well as the behind-the-scenes of what happened when she was at Nickelodeon. It also really put into context her decision to not return for the iCarly spin off.
Overall, I think this was an eye-opening read that was well-written and I would recommend this read to anyone looking for a good celebrity memoir that covers the difficult parts of fame. It really makes you question whether child fame is really worth the impacts…
Firstly, I just want to say to please check trigger warnings before reading this book! It covers a lot of heavy topics including disordered eating, abuse and substance abuse. I had a hard time reading Jennette’s recounts of some of the things she went through because they were just so horrible, particularly for someone of such a young age, but she does a good job of covering them.
I liked how the memoir was written like a story, and the narration started in a juvenile tone when she was recounting her childhood and matured as she did through the book. There is also a lot of use of dark humour to address difficult topics and traumatic events, which I think is pretty relatable.
This must have been so hard for her to write and I really appreciate her telling her story and giving an insight into how fame and Hollywood can impact the children who are forced into it, as well as the behind-the-scenes of what happened when she was at Nickelodeon. It also really put into context her decision to not return for the iCarly spin off.
Overall, I think this was an eye-opening read that was well-written and I would recommend this read to anyone looking for a good celebrity memoir that covers the difficult parts of fame. It really makes you question whether child fame is really worth the impacts…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug abuse