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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

146 reviews

thegardenlesbian's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

Simply put, a great book. I usually don't care for memoirs (mainly because I don't care about famous people, especially celebrities) but this one was very thoughtful. I pretty much never watched the author's shows, so I didn't know much about her, but while reading I felt deeply for her. I hope she can be happy and that she goes on to do great things (even if it's 'just' being happy). Rather than being glad her mom died, I'm glad she seems recovered (or to be recovering, as it can be a lifelong process). Either way, her mom dying (both literally and, more importantly, metaphorically, as her presence was still within the author) definitely was what she needed  — even as heartless as it may sound.

My one critique: I would have loved to get more 'guidance' on i.e. what age she was when a chapter started, because I found myself sometimes lost at the beginning of some of them because of the time jump.

All in all, the author's writing style is enjoyable and realistic, showing both the vulnerable and the funny, balancing the cynical and apathetic with the emotional and caring.

That scene in the end when she recalls the time when she was purging without having checked that the rest of the stalls were empty beforehand, only for a kid to ask for her autograph as she's vomiting was, in all its unrelatability, completely relatable.

If you can tolerate the trigger warnings, I would definitely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Blood, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Lesbophobia

avin_rains's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

pvp_niki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infidelity and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Medical content and Religious bigotry

riverestyx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

I'm very glad I waited to read this after first getting a copy. It's very intense and does not shy away from all the harmful things we think up from the entertainment industry. It was incredibly hard to heard Jenette recount it all as well. It's a good book and discusses a lot of important topics while giving a deep look into unhealthy cycles, coming to terms with abuse from parents, eating disorders and recovery from, and so much more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

piperplanes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

un libro maravilloso aunque a ratos difícil de continuar debido a los temas fuertes, tiene descripciones bien explicitas de situaciones traumáticas, pero si saben inglés recomendaría leerlo en su idioma original, ya que la traducción está hecha en españa y personalmente encontré que ciertas elecciones de traducción arruinaban el flujo de la historia, además de no acertar completamente en el tono.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

cathyjzx's review

dark funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.5

Very raw and honest, content and the abuse was hard to get through at times. Some well written lines and observations and lots of dry zingers, esp for early childhood parts, that get lost in the retelling of intense trauma of the middle section — maybe that’s appropriate tho

First audiobook I’ve finished, I think her reading adds to it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

aduronia's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexism, and Violence

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

a dark and emotionally challenging story about finding yourself after spending your whole life moulding yourself in to what someone else demands you to be, in the midst of grief and mental illness, in an industry that only cares if you’re making them money. really interesting and beautifully written. hearing jennette’s thoughts through each moment being recounted was interesting and vulnerable. it felt like a story of importance, that needed to be told. hard to put down but i did have to take a break in the middle as it was so hard to listen to, but listening to it read by jennette herself felt very impactful. definitely worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism

rhibeanreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

niceonehros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad fast-paced

5.0

Harrowing, hilarious, and relatable. A deeply troubling and deeply healing familiar narrative for the children of impossible and abusive mothers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism