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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.
Estrella
11/17/2024
Completly breath taking, its amazing!
Bodien
9/19/2024
Such a sad and brave story
Anónimo
2/16/2024
No puedo expresar con palabras todo lo que este libro ha significado para mi. Conozco a Jennette desde su comienzos en ICarly, con su posterior carrera en la música, de las cuales mi canción favorita era “Not That Far Away”, su posterior show de Sam and Cat, los rumores que declaraban que la cancelación era por culpa de quejas debido a una brecha salarial entre Jennette y Ariana…Su posterior show de Netflix… Todo. Este libro me ha hecho darle la vuelta a la hoja. Ver que todo en su carrera desde los inicios ha sido algo falso, doloroso e incluso traumático para ella solo hace que reafirmar que nunca vamos a saber por lo que otra persona está pasando, por lo tanto, como mínimo, hay que intentar ser comprensivos con los demás. Podemos incluso tener un buen impacto en ellos como el caso de Jennette con Miranda. La montaña rusa de emociones que me ha hecho vivir este libro, no solo poniéndome en la piel de Jennette, sino también haciéndome revivir a mi mis propias experiencias, una maravilla de verdad. Jennette es una persona realmente fuerte, con un proceso de saneamiento e introspección realmente brutal. Definitivamente voy a seguir su podcast de “Empty Inside” y apoyaré su trabajo como escritora cuando vaya sacando más libros. Jennette, te mereces lo mejor que el mundo te pueda dar, lo peor ya ha pasado. Te queremos y te apoyamos❤️
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