A review by annica_fourie
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
I could never bring myself to rate someone's life story, but this book absolutely blew my mind.
I grew up watching iCarly and I loved it, Sam was actually my favourite character, but after reading this I have a very different picture of what was going on in Jennette McCurdy's life in my head.
This book was extremely hard to read. It was sad and at times downright horrifying, but in a weird way I feel proud of Jennette for getting the help she needed and learning that she is allowed to not forgive her mother for what she put her through.
I grew up watching iCarly and I loved it, Sam was actually my favourite character, but after reading this I have a very different picture of what was going on in Jennette McCurdy's life in my head.
This book was extremely hard to read. It was sad and at times downright horrifying, but in a weird way I feel proud of Jennette for getting the help she needed and learning that she is allowed to not forgive her mother for what she put her through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Ableism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Terminal illness