
I'm Glad My Mom Died
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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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Tragic and funny at the same time
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wow
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Bravo, et merci 🖤
Une merveille
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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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Sad, funny and intimate
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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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Plus qu'une histoire sur la vie d'une enfant star
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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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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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Great listen, but she speaks fast !
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