A review by kotadkota
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Definitely be prepared for it to be triggering. It's a story of real abuse. But it's amazingly written. Every detail included and excluded is great. She knows just how much info to give that's relevant and moves the story forward even when writing about real events.

As someone who lost their abusive father to cancer it is also fairly relatable and helps me feel better about the complicated feelings I also had surrounding his death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Moderate: Incest, Pedophilia