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Me Alegro de que mi madre haya muerto by Jennette McCurdy

25 reviews

rewitr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

Fascinating book and she told it beautifully. It is extremely dark and heavy but it doesn’t change how beautiful her story ends up being.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Sexual harassment

sprucewillow's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and Suicide

bookwormess's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

kathvstheworld's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

3.5

i listened to the audiobook read by jeannette mccurdy! listening to her read her own traumas out loud and also getting emotional at points was pretty intense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

fannnnnnnnie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Omggggggg! So. Good. I could not love this book any more. I relate to this so much. It’s like if my feelings were put to paper (and if I could actually write). Totally recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Vomit, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

thatswhatshanread's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This memoir is the epitome of you truly never know what’s going on in someone else’s life.

While iCarly wasn’t a must-watch show for me, I still grew up around its fandom, especially having been a huge Drake & Josh fan. I knew who Jennette McCurdy was, Sam to Miranda Cosgrove’s Carly. The show was like every other Nickelodeon and Disney TV show at the time—silly, cheesy, mindless. I was much more obsessed with the careers of the Disney Channel teens, following Miley and Zac and the Jonas Brothers every move so I never paid much attention to Nick’s stars. 

In recent years, however, as more came out about “The Creator”, as Jennette refers to him in her book, I started reading more and more into the behind-the-scenes at Nick. And of course, I heard whisperings about how Jennette was treated, and how crazy her mom apparently was. 

Nothing can prepare you for what Jennette reveals in these pages. It’s insane and awful what all she went through at the hands of her own mother, and you would have never known it. Jennette writes her story with blunt honesty, not trying to sugarcoat. Only trying to convey how her feelings changed over the years toward her career and her family. She’s a great writer and storyteller, and I’m glad she got to a healthy point in her life to share everything. A very eye-opening autobiography that gives you a deep glimpse into the harsh reality of childhood stardom. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

siiritietenkin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

harrietrm's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Suicide, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism

darkwillow's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

bladelikesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This is a beautifully written memoir of Jennette McCurdy’s life, following her from the age of 6 to the present day. McCurdy discusses living on the poverty line, paycheck to paycheck and how even as a child she had constant financial anxieties. Her mom is very controlling and emotionally manipulative. 

McCurdy discusses an array of heavy topics throughout this memoir and I was sobbing through most of it. I can relate to Jennette on so many of her experiences, a lot of what she was saying hit close to home for me. I loved the way she talked about the romanticisation of the dead as this is something that I’m currently struggling with, with my family. 

This was such a great read, it’s such a privilege to experience what it’s like in another person’s brain. I loved that Jennette narrated it herself, it added so much more to the experience. Even if you’re not someone that would usually enjoy a nonfiction book, I think you’ll still love reading this one! 

Some quotes I loved:

“I don’t like to be observed, I like to do the observing”

“Why do we romanticise the dead? Why can’t we be honest about them? Especially moms, they’re the most romanticised of anyone”

Representation - Anxiety; OCD; Schizophrenia 

TWs/CWs - Abuse; Adoption; Adultery; Alcohol; Alcoholism; Animal Death; Anorexia; Blood; Breast Cancer; Bulimia; Cheating; Child Abuse; Child Acting; Coercion; Cussing; Divorce; Domestic Violence; Drug Use; Drunk Driving; Eating Disorders; Emotional Abuse; Excrement; Fatphobia; Financial Abuse; Hoarding; Homophobia; Hospital; Illness; Manipulation; Medical Detail; Mental Abuse; Misogyny; Murder; Panic Attack; Physical Abuse; Poverty; Purging (ED); Rape; Religious Bigotry; R-slur; Seizure; Sex; Sexualisation of a child; Suicide; Violence; Vomit

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Medical content, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal death, Homophobia, Rape, Suicide, Excrement, and Murder