Summary of Jennette Mccurdy's I'm Glad My Mom Died

Ends more abruptly than I’d have hoped, but tells an important traumatic story with a unique, relatable voice that offers subtle assurance that Jennette will, in fact, survive the tragedy. Her mother is a truly horrifying personality, presented from a perspective that reminds me of The Florida Project in how the childish innocence makes the atrocity even more heartbreaking.

A truly candid and authentic look into the nature of the mother-daughter bond in abusive contexts. Going into this book I was uncertain how "reformed" the content would be to avoid harsh criticism. I'm happy to say my concerns were completely invalidated.

McCurdy does brilliantly at portraying what it's like for a mother to impose her dreams upon a child. She describes the pressure and anxiety of it all whilst also putting emphasis on how she felt devoted to her mother. It's all very well written in the sense that it is a natural telling of how she got to where she is today.

5/5
This is one of the few autobiographical works that I have read and genuinely appreciated.