I'm Glad My Mom Died

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Jennette McCurdy: I'm Glad My Mom Died (2022, Simon & Schuster)

English language

Published July 10, 2022 by Simon & Schuster.

ISBN:
978-1-9821-8584-8
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4 stars (43 reviews)

4 editions

Reírse por no llorar

4 stars

La historia de Jennette es tan trágica que sólo funciona si la cuenta en clave de humor, así que no queda más remedio que reírse de las desgracias (muchas de ellas compartidas). Parece un ejercicio que haces con una terapeuta en el que cuentas momentos de tu vida que te han marcado, para bien o para mal, pero que acaban por construir tu persona. Es como si tu amiga te contara sus traumas familiares un día de cañas en un bar, y no puedes contener las interjecciones "buah tía mi madre es igual" y "joder, qué horror, me parto".

Well-written, very disturbing

4 stars

I'm not a JM fan or anything but my kids watched that show. I just needed a quick palate cleanser and this was available from the library. I'm glad I read it though. I have a lot of respect for her now.

  1. The writing is excellent and far exceeded my expectations.

  2. Honestly, I'm not sure how we as a society can continue justifying permitting kids in the entertainment industry. It's always bad. ALWAYS.

Adictivo

3 stars

Chica, qué enganche. No lo he podido soltar en tres días, la lectura es muy rápida y adictiva. Los capítulos son muy cortos, cada uno narra una escena más o menos conectada con la anterior, y a través de las escenas nos hacemos a la idea de cómo ha ido discurriendo la vida de la autora. Los capítulos en sí mismos tienen mucho ritmo, y está narrado con un gran sentido del humor (humor muy negro). El nivel de detalle y franqueza con el que se cuentan temas tan duros como TCAs y maltrato psicológico, sumado a que la autora es una actriz famosa y aunque no la conozcas de antes puedes encontrar en internet muchos eventos narrados en el libro, le dan mucho morbo a la historia. Entiendo porqué gusta tanto, pero no estoy muy segura de si me ha gustado a mí. Ahora bien, el texto está redactado …

Milk on the carpet

5 stars

"I get to the towel closet and grab the little red dish towel with Christmas lights on it, wet the end of it under the kitchen faucet, and press the wet end into the milk-soaked carpet"

"I head to the kitchen to re-wet it for round two when Mom crosses through and heads for the living room. Anxiety fills my body. I'm just about to warn Mom, but by the time she's out of the kitchen, I know it's too late. "What is this?" Mom asks in a tone that makes me know she knows exactly what it is she just stepped in.

I tell Mom I already started to clean it up, so the wetness is mostly just water, but it doesn't matter. Her mood has already switched.".

"I wonder if there's something different I could have done to get us out the door faster. I wonder if there's …

iCarly gave us Sam, she gives us Jennette

4 stars

As someone who was a fan of iCarly when it aired, and was equally a fan of Sam's character it really was jarring of how different Sam and Jennette are.

It further underlines just how much some people are hiding their struggles and don't let it show because it's easier or more advantageous to pretend as if nothing is wrong.

She's earned her peace after all this struggling.

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