by Jennette McCurdy

A Nonfiction, 2022 by Simon & Schuster, 320 Pages

What I Didn’t Like:

Content warning: abuse (physical, emotional, sexual), eating disorders, narcissistic behavior.
Her mother is AWFUL. It’s so hard to read. Especially in the context of looking back and realizing none of these adults ever spoke up. No one asked the right questions. Charges were never filed. It’s heartbreaking.
Writing the text in the first person even in memories was a weird choice. It makes it appear as though the author remembers all the events, including ones from when she was about six, perfectly.

Important. Mistakes were made with missing this abuse (obviously I’m referring to other adults in Jennette’s life) and we should learn from this. Doctors can refine what questions to ask and how to handle cases like this. We can’t fix what happened to her but we should be trying not to let it happen again.
Jennette is refreshing and honest. She’s strong-willed and I’m impressed with her ability to confront what she’s dealt/dealing with and work on it.
Some memoirs of famous people fall into the trap of name-dropping or privilege bragging. This one absolutely doesn’t. It’s somehow incredibly down-to-earth and open.