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

dark emotional funny sad fast-paced

5.0

Hard to add anything review-wise that hasn't already been said. I had this book on hold for MONTHS and it was worth the wait and didn't disappoint. Never thought I would be rooting for someone to die of cancer, but this book got me to. McCurdy is incredibly astute and I hope she lives a long, happy life as a writer and director while nobody bothers her. The ironic part for me personally was reading about McCurdy's misery with fame she didn't ask for, because I grew up without cable, have never seen a single episode of iCarly and had never heard of her until she was on a podcast I listen to talking about the book. I would literally not have recognized her on the street and had no idea what the hell a "sam puckett" was. (And I'm not googling what a butter sock is.)  Anyway, Jennette if you read this I only know you from this book and not a kid's TV show, so you have at least one fan that only knows you as a deeply talented author. 
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