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    I'm Glad My Mom Died
    I'm Glad My Mom Died
    I'm Glad My Mom Died
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    I'm Glad My Mom Died

    Written by Jennette McCurdy

    Narrated by 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.

    Editor's Note

    Honest and darkly funny…

    McCurdy is an actress best known for playing Sam on the Nickelodeon sitcom “iCarly.” Her writing debut is an honest memoir of child stardom under the control of an abusive mother, and how those experiences led to eating disorders and substance abuse before her eventual recovery. Honest and darkly funny, McCurdy’s coming-of-age story offers hope to those struggling to overcome trauma.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 9, 2022
    ISBN9781797147949
    Author

    Jennette McCurdy

    Jennette McCurdy starred in Nickelodeon’s hit show iCarly and its spin-off, Sam & Cat, as well as in the Netflix series Between. In 2017, she quit acting and began pursuing writing/directing. Her films have been featured in the Florida Film Festival, the Salute Your Shorts Film Festival, Short of the Week, and elsewhere. Her essays have appeared in HuffPost and The Wall Street Journal. Her one-woman show I’m Glad My Mom Died had two sold-out runs at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre and Hudson Theatre in Los Angeles. She hosts a podcast called Empty Inside, which has topped Apple’s charts and features guests speaking about uncomfortable topics. She lives in Los Angeles.

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    • 5/5
      I recommend everyone to give this a read. love it

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      All my emotions for this book. I knew it was going to be a heavy one, so enjoyed it and we'll written. Yes I would pick it up anyway and reread it. Highly recommend

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amazing book and love that Jennette narrates her own book.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      You never know what someone is dealing with behind the scenes (literally). I’m glad she has worked on living life for herself and wish her the best on what is yet to come.

      3 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      In a way this book was very easy to listen to but some of the subjects discussed were quite harrowing.

      Jennette's story involves issues such as childhood trauma, eating disorders and grief.

      Jennette was thrown into acting at a young age. Her mother had a lot of influence over this part of her life, she saw this as giving her daughter the life she never had.

      I feel Jennette is very honest about how her life was impacted by her mother and how she still deals with some of these issues today.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A personal confession that is anthing but unrelatable. Thank you.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This was a wonderful read! Beautiful, humorous, witty, and raw!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      My respect for her has skyrocketed. Always been a fan, but now the adult version of me also loves the adult version of her.

      Amazing read, great closure for those who also have a not-so-good relationship with their moms.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      We are always told to not idolize celebrities, as they are humans, not gods. I was a kid that grew up on the Dan Schneider era of Nickelodeon. The whacky characters and silly storylines never prepared me for what was really happening in the life of Jeanette McCurdy. The plucky and angsty “Sam” was the exact opposite from the actress who played her. This book leaves room for tears between the laughs and is definitely my most loved autobiography so far.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      A very honest book and hearing Jeannette read it made it better than reading the book yourself. It allows you to hear her emotions and thoughts more

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      6/5 stars easy. Best book of 2022 definitely for sure.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      This is the first book I’ve listened to on 1.2x speed instead of 2-3x because she went so in depth with her childhood trauma that I wanted to absorb everything she said. Damn, if her mom was my mom, I’d be glad for death too! I’m so glad she has worked on her issues in therapy.

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    • 5/5
      This was truly an amazing book. This is one of those books that you read and it impacts you on levels you didn't think were possible.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      So good, painful, and uncomfortable to read. Thank you jennette for writing this and reading this makes me feel hopeful for myself and those around me working through their own traumas.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Hard topic to bring up but not all Mom’s are the best. Some Mom’s destroy those around them and make their kids hold the burden of their emotions, insecurities and dreams. I am grateful for this memoir because it made me feel less alone in the amount of abuse I dealt with well into my 30’s. Yes, I realize my mom is my mom and but she is also a human. And there is only so much I can do for someone not willing to change.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Riveting, and a touch of humor. Half in tears, and half unable to put the book down. Would recommend for anyone coming of age or past coming of age with narcissistic parents. Or even those who don't realize they have narcissistic parents. It gives guidance to those who never believed there was any. Powerful, well spoken/worded. I lived her every word.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      How eloquently written and narrated by Jennette McCurdy. This book is incredibly beautiful, I loved it.

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      To be fair I had never heard of Jennette McCurdy. I am 55, why would I? But my mom died so the title caught my eye. This young woman came across as utterly genuine and even though I am sure I would rather stick pins in my eyes than watch a single episode of iCarly I really liked how she examined her life, her loves, her family and made sense of it all. A good read, an even better listen for anyone who's having a tough time ...

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    • 5/5
      Powerful and also hurting memoir.. got me feeling so uncomfortable most of the time but it worths listenning to.

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    • 4/5
      This raw and eye opening memoir really digs deep into what its like to want to please a parent so much despite what the bad habits and insecurities they handed down to us. The fact that it can happen to anyone and proof that no one really knows what is happening in someone else's life is apparent throughout the entire book.

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    • 5/5
      Incredible - heart breaking, funny, real. Every one should read.

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    • 4/5
      An honest and sad account of the author’s life as a child actor and how her mother’s own desires, and push into a life she never wanted turned into abuse and led her into self-destructive lifestyles. Also inspiring to read how through therapy she starts to separate herself from the past to really see the choices that were made for her were not healthy and comes to terms with whom her mother was and her mental illness. As readers we get to see the author’s road to recovery and acceptance

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    • 5/5
      I do not read memoirs that much since I am more of a fiction and poetry guy. However, seeing something to come out from Jennette McCurdy really made me happy. As someone who grew up with their kid's show up until my adolescent years, missing her for some years, I was ecstatic to see her come back happier and better. I did not realize I would be tearing up right now while writing this. How this book unraveled her story and how it unraveled some realizations in me gave a great pang in my chest. I wish, as a writer, I could write something as honest as this. This is a must read, not only for its title, but most of all, for Jennette.

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    • 5/5
      Loved growing up and watching iCarly and Jeanette’s character Sam. Loved that Jeanette was the reader for the audiobook - she really made the story come to life more since she was the voice! Loved it!!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Amazing! Best book i have read all year and the author narrating herself adds so much to the experience!

      2 people found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I don’t think I could ever convey the love I have for this book and thank Jeanette mccurdy for writing it and hope her ongoing recovery from all that trauma continues

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      Awesome. It is so cool to hear you read it yourself; so insightful. Please don't ever give up. You've got this. :)

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I’m at disbelief how good the book was yet how terrible her mother was to her, enjoyed the book!

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved this book , this book was written by one STRONG WOMAN and I will in fact read again hopefully not her last book I loved it

      1 person found this helpful

    • 5/5
      this book made me realize how absurdly similar my life has been to Jennette’s. i am no famous child actor, but i’m an exmormon with a long history with eating disorders and childhood abuse. Jennette’s narrative style and storytelling abilities hit incredibly close to home. it made me laugh and ponder and nearly sob. I’m grateful I took the time to listen to her story and reflect on my own. although the book covers a lot of heavy themes, i wholeheartedly recommend this to anyone who had a rough childhood, and even those who didn’t.

      1 person found this helpful