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I'm Glad My Mom Died
by Jennette McCurdy
2022: An amazing and unflinching memoir about some DIFFICULT topics
This was SO GOOD. It's immediately jumped to the top of my celebrity memoir recommendation list (which, admittedly, isn't very long, but this is definitely at the top!) I don't think you need to be super familiar with iCarly in order to enjoy this book (as opposed to [b:Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated|7284508|Confessions of a Prairie Bitch How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated|Alison Arngrim|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1280695574l/7284508._SX50_.jpg|8507071], which I read last year and was completely lost because I've never watched Little House on the Prairie.
One of the most shocking reveals is in the last third of the book, and it hit me completely out of left field (much like it did to McCurdy as well). I thought I knew everything that was going to be covered in the book; I WAS WRONG! It was an impressive feat to make me totally gasp out loud at the sheer shock of the surprises still left to come.
I would definitely take a peek at the trigger warnings before jumping into this book. McCurdy goes into graphic detail about her eating disorder, and it's not often presented with perspective and insight. McCurdy writes as she's experiencing it, and is convinced at her young age that what she is doing is correct and beneficial to her body. It's terrifying how misconstrued her mother made her relationship with Jennette's own body.
Similar to how I feel about [a:Chanel Miller|19527332|Chanel Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1576107716p2/19527332.jpg], I am absolutely outraged that McCurdy had to go through everything that she suffered and how her childhood was deprived from her. However, I am thrilled that she has been afforded the opportunity to share her genius with her, and I simply cannot wait to see what she writes next. She is extremely talented, and I am so glad I got to experience a side of her that I did not even know existed!
This was SO GOOD. It's immediately jumped to the top of my celebrity memoir recommendation list (which, admittedly, isn't very long, but this is definitely at the top!) I don't think you need to be super familiar with iCarly in order to enjoy this book (as opposed to [b:Confessions of a Prairie Bitch: How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated|7284508|Confessions of a Prairie Bitch How I Survived Nellie Oleson and Learned to Love Being Hated|Alison Arngrim|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1280695574l/7284508._SX50_.jpg|8507071], which I read last year and was completely lost because I've never watched Little House on the Prairie.
One of the most shocking reveals is in the last third of the book, and it hit me completely out of left field (much like it did to McCurdy as well). I thought I knew everything that was going to be covered in the book; I WAS WRONG! It was an impressive feat to make me totally gasp out loud at the sheer shock of the surprises still left to come.
I would definitely take a peek at the trigger warnings before jumping into this book. McCurdy goes into graphic detail about her eating disorder, and it's not often presented with perspective and insight. McCurdy writes as she's experiencing it, and is convinced at her young age that what she is doing is correct and beneficial to her body. It's terrifying how misconstrued her mother made her relationship with Jennette's own body.
Similar to how I feel about [a:Chanel Miller|19527332|Chanel Miller|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1576107716p2/19527332.jpg], I am absolutely outraged that McCurdy had to go through everything that she suffered and how her childhood was deprived from her. However, I am thrilled that she has been afforded the opportunity to share her genius with her, and I simply cannot wait to see what she writes next. She is extremely talented, and I am so glad I got to experience a side of her that I did not even know existed!