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I'm Glad My Mom Died

Author	Jennette McCurdy
Language	English
Genre	Memoir
Publisher	Simon & Schuster
Publication date Table of Contents Show Background[edit] Artwork cover[edit] Synopsis[edit] Reception[edit] Release history[edit] References[edit] How many pages is Im glad my mom died? Where can I read Im glad my mom died? What is the book about Im glad my mom died? When was I'm glad my mom died published?	August 9, 2022
Pages	320
ISBN	978-1-982185-82-4

I'm Glad My Mom Died is a memoir by American former actress and singer Jennette McCurdy based on her one-woman show of the same name. The book is about her career as a child actress and her difficult relationship with her abusive mother who died in 2013. It is McCurdy's first book and was published on August 9, 2022, by Simon & Schuster.[1]

Background[edit]

McCurdy was a professional actress from age six until she announced that she had permanently stopped acting in 2017.[2] From 2009 to 2012, she was signed to Capitol Records Nashville, who released her self-titled debut studio album in 2012.[2]

McCurdy had previously written pieces in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and began writing personal essays shortly after. She sent some of the essays to her manager at the time, who encouraged her to write a book about her experiences. Rather than write a book, McCurdy created a one-woman show titled I'm Glad My Mom Died which she performed in Los Angeles and New York City. Plans to tour the show in other cities were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and she decided to write her material into a memoir.[1]

Artwork cover[edit]

The cover features McCurdy looking up and holding a pink urn with decorative paper spilling out. About the decision to use the photo for the book cover, McCurdy told the Entertainment Weekly:

Confetti spilling out of an urn felt to me like a good way of capturing the humor in the tragedy, but I knew I didn't want to go as far as throwing the confetti or jumping in the air with a huge smile on my face or doing any other kind of body language / facial expression that could read as flippant. Ultimately I chose a facial expression that I think reads as sincere, a little pained, and a little hopeful.[3]

Synopsis[edit]

In the memoir, McCurdy discusses her childhood as a successful child actress (including a strained relationship with a producer described only as "The Creator"), her brief foray into a country music career and the troubled and controlling relationship she had with her mother Debra, who died from cancer in 2013. The book is divided into two sections, "Before" and "After", which describe the events of her life before and after the death of her mother.[4][5]

Reception[edit]

The book sold out within 24 hours of going on sale at retailers including Amazon, Target, and Barnes & Noble.[6] That same month it became a number one New York Times Best Seller for non-fiction in both hardcover and E-book,[7] selling over 200,000 copies across all formats in its first week of release.[8]

I'm Glad My Mom Died was met with "rave" reviews from critics, with review aggregator Book Marks reporting that none of the seven reviews were negative or mixed.[9] In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the book "Insightful and incisive, heartbreaking and raw."[10] Kirkus Reviews, which also gave a starred review, wrote that the book is, "The heartbreaking story of an emotionally battered child delivered with captivating candor and grace."[11] Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times wrote that the memoir was, "A coming-of-age story that is alternately harrowing and mordantly funny."[1]

Release history[edit]

References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Itzkoff, Dave (August 3, 2022). "Jennette McCurdy Is Ready to Move Forward, and to Look Back". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
2. ^ a b Spencer, Ashley (August 5, 2022). "Jennette McCurdy lived a teen star dream. Silently, she was suffering". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
3. ^ Marcus, Jones (April 4, 2022). "See the cover for former Nickelodeon star Jennette McCurdy's memoir I'm Glad My Mom Died". Entertainment Weekly.
4. ^ ""This Phony, Bizarre Sphere": Jennette McCurdy's Shocking Final Days at Nickelodeon". Vanity Fair. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
5. ^ "Jennette McCurdy rises above childhood trauma with new book". AP NEWS. August 8, 2022. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
6. ^ Hartzog, Oscar (August 12, 2022). "Jennette McCurdy's Revelatory Memoir Sells Out on Amazon, One Day After Release". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
7. ^ "Combined Print & E-Book Nonfiction". The New York Times. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
8. ^ Dwyer, Kate (August 17, 2022). "Jennette McCurdy's Memoir Is the Hit No One Was Ready For". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
9. ^ "Book Marks reviews of I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy". Book Marks. Literary Hub. Retrieved September 4, 2022.
10. ^ "I'm Glad My Mom Died". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
11. ^ "I'm Glad My Mom Died". Kirkus Review. Retrieved August 9, 2022.
12. ^ McCurdy, Jennette (August 9, 2022). I'm Glad My Mom Died. ISBN 978-1982185824.
13. ^ "I'm Glad My Mom Died (Audible Audio Edition)". Amazon. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
14. ^ I'm Glad My Mom Died (Audio CD). ISBN 179714796X.

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