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A review by clairebau
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
funny
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This book is everything a memoir should be, and it's clear why it's been raved about since its release.
The style is excellent. The writing is witty, charming, and relatable. Reading Jeanette's experience as a child, and all of her thoughts about what she was experiencing, reads as genuine and authentic (and I loathe when adult-writing-in-child's-voice is done wrong).
My only issue with this book is that at times the pacing feels awkward; I found myself wondering about specific happenings between time-jumps and questioning why so much time was spent on other moments, but these did not detract much from the quality of the book.
The style is excellent. The writing is witty, charming, and relatable. Reading Jeanette's experience as a child, and all of her thoughts about what she was experiencing, reads as genuine and authentic (and I loathe when adult-writing-in-child's-voice is done wrong).
My only issue with this book is that at times the pacing feels awkward; I found myself wondering about specific happenings between time-jumps and questioning why so much time was spent on other moments, but these did not detract much from the quality of the book.
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Suicidal thoughts