#5 in Biography & memoir
I'm Glad My Mom Died
- 320
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 76 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
I'm Glad My Mom Died is a 2022 memoir by American writer and former actress 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 it was published on August 9, 2022, by Simon & Schuster.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.9 across 2,114 ratings. With that many, the reader vote carries 92% of the weight and the score stays at 8.9 — the Biography & memoir average of 8.2 barely moves it.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.6 | 75 | 4% |
| Hardcover | 8.9 | 2K | 97% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“This is a really insightful and well written account of a heartbreaking relationship. With the title of this book (which is a great title), I was expecting the entire thing to be just a scathing indictment of her mother, but its a lot more complicated than that. The book is written in such a way that her mother's pattern of abuse and manipulation is obvious, but from Jennette McCurdy's perspective at the time when believing in her mother and making her happy was important to her (and still is to this day, to some extent). This was really revealing and deeply affected me, as McCurdy walks thr…”
“It was a gift to listen to, and I'm glad she gave this to the world.”
Frequently asked
What is I'm Glad My Mom Died rated?
8.9 out of 10, from 2,114 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is I'm Glad My Mom Died worth reading?
Readers give it 8.9/10 from 2,114 ratings, which puts it ahead of 94 % of the Biography & memoir shelf.
How long does it take to read I'm Glad My Mom Died?
About 6 hours at an average reading pace — 320 pages.
Where does I'm Glad My Mom Died rank?
#5 in Biography & memoir on the current snapshot.
Was I'm Glad My Mom Died a bestseller?
Yes — 76 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #1. Sales are shown here but never scored.
How long is I'm Glad My Mom Died?
It has 320 pages — longer than 62% of the ranked books in Biography & memoir.
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