Sono contenta che mia mamma è morta

I'm Glad Her Mom Died Too "Why do we romanticize the dead...? Indeed. Why do we? Before this book came out, my knowledge of Jennette McCurdy only extended to random gifs featuring her iCarly character, Sam Puckett. I didn't actually know who she was and what they were from, I just knew they were funny Leggi tutto

Shall we light it up? A bridge. It’s time. When I was in middle school, my mother told me that my glasses were ugly, that the children would call me Four-Eyes. Interesting Fact: No one has ever called me this but my mother. She taught me a cabbage soup diet and how to put on trash bags and go running Leggi tutto

I’ve known for so long that my relationship with acting is a complicated one. Not dissimilar to my relationship with food and my body.Both of them feel like constant pulling, yearning, begging, fighting. I’m trying desperately to get their approval, their affection, and I never quite seem to. I’m Leggi tutto

As someone who’s never watched Nickelodeon or anything with this author, I was still highly engrossed in Jennette's story. You can tell she’s more passionate about writing than acting because her writing is of a higher caliber than other celebrity memoirs that were likely ghost-written. She describe Leggi tutto

Jennette McCurdy is extremely talented in her writing and i hope she writes more in the future (whatever genre idc, i’ll read anything) because this book alone was a literary masterpiece. it’s very fast pace. i appreciated how Jennette didn’t go into a ton of detail regarding certain subjects. it was Leggi tutto

I really appreciated Jeannette’s writing style in this book. She’s very cut and dry and to the point. No flowery language or metaphors. That writing style made it feel really raw, transparent, and honest. And it very much feels like Jeannette’s voice. I would also really recommend the audiobook. It Leggi tutto

the hype is right. this is what everyone says it is: an excellent debut, a memoir that doesn't pull punches, honest, clear-eyed, and well-written. am i glad i read it? no. this is a grueling read that i picked up based on just how often i heard it spoken of, a level of public discussion i have to assu Leggi tutto

Immediate 5 star. Especially as a childhood iCarly fan, wow what these kids had to go through. Even though she doesn’t like hugs, I want to give Jennette a hug after finishing this one. You NEED to listen to it on audio!!!!

more child celebrities should write books methinks