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I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

900 reviews

bkschwartz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense fast-paced

4.5

An incredibly well written memoir. McCurdy’s childhood experiences are heartbreaking, but she writes with such dry wit and humor that I never got lost in the trauma. Her openness around her eating disorders is staggeringly vulnerable; I am in absolute awe of her strength.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Stalking

peach0's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Rape, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

crwild's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, and Dysphoria

yolie's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

Wow. I had a vague idea of the book over the last year, but nothing compares to hearing her voice as she narrates back to us her life.

Her relationship with food is hard and sad, and her relationship with her mom is tough to get through.

Every time I’d be reminded of her age and all she had been through at such a young age.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

melmertsis's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

leannanecdote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

themagicalpan's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Pedophilia

gretareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment

bleakghost's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Jeanette McCurdy dives into her story about her relationship with her overbearing mother growing up as a child actress. This story opens a door to allow the reader to learn more about Jeanettes struggles and healing journey as she allows herself to be vulnerable to the world through her writing. I'm Glad My Mom Died holds a lot of dark humor that some may find relatable while also heartbreaking. It will send you on an emotional roller-coaster but I would 100% recommend this book as it is well worth the read. Especially for millennials who grew up in the early 2000s Nickelodeon era, there are some stories Jeannette tells in her book that will certainly have your jaws dropped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

wanderingghost12's review against another edition

challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting