A review by dianaschmidty
I'm Glad My Mom Died, by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
“We all crack up around her, harder than we would have if she wasn’t dying. There’s something about these life-or-death moments that just beg for some levity. They’re too difficult otherwise. Too excruciating.”
That quote from the book perfectly sums up the book. This books is some amazingly weird combination of traumatic, depressing, and hilarious. It is so well written and so emotional that I can’t even say anything more eloquent about it other than that it was perfect.
That quote from the book perfectly sums up the book. This books is some amazingly weird combination of traumatic, depressing, and hilarious. It is so well written and so emotional that I can’t even say anything more eloquent about it other than that it was perfect.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Addiction, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cancer, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Stalking, Blood, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts