A review by cara_anne
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This is the best memoir I’ve read in a long time. Jennette McCurdy shows her depth of character and her writing acumen as she guides readers through a series of vignettes that all make up the bigger picture of a life stolen and reclaimed. Mostly heartbreaking but also raucously funny, this is maybe the most transparent window we have into the realm of child stardom - and McCurdy never once shies away from anything short of brutal honesty. Recommending this to literally everyone I know! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Excrement

Jennette loses her virginity while too drunk to consent. This is ever explicitly described as rape. Jennette’s mother insists on showering her until she is 18 years old, sometimes with her older brother, and performs breast and vaginal exams. This is also never fully acknowledged as sexual abuse, but is hinted at.