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I'm Glad My Mom Died

De : Jennette McCurdy
Lu par : Jennette McCurdy
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* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 2 MILLION COPIES SOLD!

A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life.

Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income.

In I’m Glad My Mom Died, Jennette recounts all this in unflinching detail—just as she chronicles what happens when the dream finally comes true. Cast in a new Nickelodeon series called iCarly, she is thrust into fame. Though Mom is ecstatic, emailing fan club moderators and getting on a first-name basis with the paparazzi (“Hi Gale!”), Jennette is riddled with anxiety, shame, and self-loathing, which manifest into eating disorders, addiction, and a series of unhealthy relationships. These issues only get worse when, soon after taking the lead in the iCarly spinoff Sam & Cat alongside Ariana Grande, her mother dies of cancer. Finally, after discovering therapy and quitting acting, Jennette embarks on recovery and decides for the first time in her life what she really wants.

Told with refreshing candor and dark humor, I’m Glad My Mom Died is an inspiring story of resilience, independence, and the joy of shampooing your own hair.

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    I loved this, listened to it in a week. The sarcasm and irony are omnipresent and well-handled, and it somehow makes the subject matter even more tragic.

    Tragic and funny at the same time

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    i’m just stunned by this book it’s been such a long while since the last book i read and now this book single-handedly made me want to keep listening or read books. the reading is so well executed i am in awe

    wow

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    Ce livre est magnifiquement bien écrit et où. Janette est incroyablement courageuse, et je suis horrifiée de voir ce qui pouvait se passer dans la tête et dans la vie de l’enfant souriant à la caméra.
    Bravo, et merci 🖤

    Une merveille

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    It feels strange to judge a memoir as entertainment, especially one this personal. I grew up watching Jennette McCurdy on Nickelodeon, so hearing her real story—told in her own voice—was powerful. It reminded me that Jennette and Sam are not the same person, and this was finally her chance to be heard as herself.

    She portrays the emotional complexity of having your caregiver also be your abuser with honesty and nuance. It’s still taboo to speak about abusive mothers, and she handled that with courage. I really recommend it.

    Honest, Brave, and Necessary

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    Jennette reading her own story really added a extra level to this heart wrenching and fascinating relationship between an abusives mother and her daughter. As a parent, my heart breaks for the author’s lack of a normal childhood due to being forced to follow her mother’s dream.

    Sad, funny and intimate

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    Great book. Through Jenette’s retelling of her life, she shows us that not all parents are great, not all mother-daughter relationships are loving, and that parents can be abusive and manipulative even though their intentions seem good.
    Her writing is really good and compelling but I have a couple things I didn’t like.

    The first is how her father and his actions (or lack of actions) are not as discussed and criticized as her mother’s. Her father was pretty much absent (even though he was always physically present) in her childhood while all of the craziness was happening, so I perceive his lack of actions towards the mother’s abusive behavior as abusive as well, and I feel this was not explored in the book.

    The second is not really a big problem, but I had to listen at 0.8x speed because the author speaks really fast and sometimes the words just come out unintelligible.

    Such an impactful read

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    Ce livre est une passionnante histoire de résilience, avec des éclats d'un humour qui frappe juste. L'autrice lit le texte elle-même, parfois un peu vite et c'est pourquoi je n'ai mis que quatre étoiles à la performance.

    Plus qu'une histoire sur la vie d'une enfant star

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    I cant say anything bad about this book it was terribly funny and sad at the same time
    I went through a whole broken childhood to a normal woman finally able to enjoy life
    I struggle with anorexia and this is a motivation to change
    Nobody is doomed there is always a tomorrow

    Perfect

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    I have so much respect for her.
    It gives a honest overview of the life of a child star and the impact and trauma an abusive family can give to a child. Sometimes hard to listen to but necessary.

    A really heartbreaking but incredible book

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    The story is so touching, brutal, honest, raw. But it's better enjoyed at 0.85x speed

    Great listen, but she speaks fast !

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