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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

1910 reviews

alannahella's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

 yeah i'm glad she died too. this was such an incredible memoir, it's raw, brutally honest and so heartbreaking. no child should ever have been put through what she went through and seeing her recover and heal from it is so inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

daniellamehl's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

avisreadsandreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Infidelity and Stalking

sleepyaquarius's review

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

made me cry and gasp aloud and laugh. i’m so happy she’s recovering 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Terminal illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Grief

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

themeanfrench's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

evaxo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

This was an excellent book, I wish I had picked it up sooner. I lsiten to the audiobook matrater by the author, it gave it so much more realsim knowing exactly how she meant for the story to be said, no room for misinterpretation of the tone of the written word.

It was so emotional. I listened to 'before' in one sitting and the 'after' in another. I cried throughout both. It was so deeply personal, honest and exploratory; the innocence of the child's mind, the thought behind each behaviour, not seeing the damaging habits for what they were, it was painful and raw. The impact of the people around her, her own struggle with doing something she hated to make an adult happy, the abuse that wasn't recognised as such for many years, the earring disorders - spoken about thoroughly and in a very descriptive manner but not glamorised, even in the parts where she felt they were her friend. The ups and downs with therapy, with relationships, with finding herself and eventually recognise the damage her upbringing, her mother, had caused.  Such private thoughts, memories, all these massive moments shared with us, it was truly a beautifully done memoir. It showcased the discrepancy between what we see and assume of celebrities' lives, and what they actually are for some. Not that different from an average person, but in the view of the whole world. I loved that we didn't just get descriptions of what hapoened, what was said, but how it made Jeannette feel, what her thoughts were, how it impacted her. We got a deep dive into her head and heart and that's, what made the book so special. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

morgannelefaye's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

strawberryasbestos's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, and Eating disorder

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

y__haw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

i don't quite know how to rate a book that is a retelling of someone's life but i will say, this is the first audiobook i have fully listened to ever, and I don't think I would've gotten the same experience reading this on my own, as hearing McCurdy bring all the voices to life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

unsubtlecalamity's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol