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souplife's review against another edition
5.0
Moderate: Cancer, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting
Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
d12inspiration's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Moderate: Cursing
Minor: Bullying, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
McCurdy is EXTREMELY detailed in her descriptions of what I've listed in the "Graphic" section, so exercise caution where you see fit.wooblatoober's review
4.75
lots of humor in suffering w/ a hopeful ending theme of overcoming adversity. amazingly written. i was hooked from the first page. mccurdy is an amazingly talented creative nonfiction writer (& doesn’t hurt that she’s had a life so crazy it seems like it should be fiction).
5⭐️ but i reserve actual 5⭐️ ratings on storygraph for my favorite books of all time
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Dementia, and Classism
Minor: Gore, Homophobia, Blood, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
deathmetalheron's review
3.5
This works in this case. In addition to its spicy and enticing title, I am very aware of Jennette McCurdy as I watched plenty of episodes of iCarly growing up. The more details I found out about her actual career, the more sad I got. It's easy to use television as an escape without realizing that the actors themselves are not characters and are real people.
I'm Glad My Mom Died reads very quickly, the action cutting from chapter to chapter flashing through McCurdy's life from a young 4 all the way to near present day. It recounts different stories that highlight primarily her relationship with her mother but also some of the effects of mental illness and expectations she gained through her mother's treatment, most notably disordered eating. The book pulls no punches and more or less make a damning case for McCurdy's mother being truly problematic and hard to sympathize with.
The most profound moments of the book are McCurdy's recounting of her childhood days--her inner monologue is retold from her child's perspective with no analysis, so the events are seen through her eyes. Any adult reading it will instantly pick up on the behaviors exhibited by McCurdy's mother and the effect they will have in the future, and it compounds the innocence loss that McCurdy will eventually experience. The book gets a little bit less insightful as time goes on, and the ending lacks a bit of insight. I understand this might be the point but McCurdy is an effective writer and I would've loved to see her reflect on the experience a bit more. Additionally, this book targeted me VERY directly as a parent. It was odd to read a book where for most of my life I would put myself in Jennette's shoes but reading this I also saw myself as a future parent and how the choices I made as a father would eventually affect my own daughter's self perception. Definitely a thinker.
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Death of parent
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Bullying, Medical content, Dementia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
lovemilo's review
4.25
Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Moderate: Dementia and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
amyrandles1's review
4.0
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Death of parent
hocuscrocus's review
4.5
Jennette's story is so compelling, so dark, so sad, and so hopeful that I simply couldn't put it down.
The frank, vulnerable tone of it all is incredibly powerful but also devastating. With that in mind, I recommend paying extra attention to content warnings to read safely and with care.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Infidelity, Blood, Dementia, Religious bigotry, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Excrement, Stalking, and Sexual harassment
princessxnicole's review
4.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Dementia, and Death of parent
kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria
jkohls's review
4.0
4/5 As someone who doesn’t typically read biographies, found it hard to rate someone’s life 4 stars. However, I really think this was a great first biography. Even though this book took me a long time to read, it was worth it. She writes very honestly and doesn’t really portray herself as the protagonist. I definitely recommend this book if you are looking to get into biographies. You might just want to make sure your heads in the right place before you do.
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Cursing, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Stalking