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A review by miistical
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
For all that this is a retelling of Jennette McCurdy's actual life, the book itself almost imposes a fictional recreation rather than the truth. This isn't to say the events are hyperbolic or the language is abstract, but rather the opposite.
Her story is told chronologically. The narration fits in as if the events are happening - everything is present instead of the past, as if they are still continuing past her mother's death. Like this, the vulnerability and frank discussion of the abuse Jennette went through made me want to step back. Jennette felt comfortable or maybe even empowered talking about her childhood, but, as a reader, I needed this wall between us. Treating it like fiction as i read these horrible events made it easier to swallow.
So, I stopped separating me from her and tried again.
When Jennette is so earnestly letting down her guard, it is only respectful to let down your own. This actually happened, every bad and food bit. If you can be just as open as Jennette was writing this, this is one of the easiest memoirs I could ever recommend.
Her story is told chronologically. The narration fits in as if the events are happening - everything is present instead of the past, as if they are still continuing past her mother's death. Like this, the vulnerability and frank discussion of the abuse Jennette went through made me want to step back. Jennette felt comfortable or maybe even empowered talking about her childhood, but, as a reader, I needed this wall between us. Treating it like fiction as i read these horrible events made it easier to swallow.
So, I stopped separating me from her and tried again.
When Jennette is so earnestly letting down her guard, it is only respectful to let down your own. This actually happened, every bad and food bit. If you can be just as open as Jennette was writing this, this is one of the easiest memoirs I could ever recommend.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol