I’m Glad My Mom Died

In this autobiography, McCurdy reveals a somewhat insidious, codependent relationship with her mother, a woman who seemingly saw McCurdy as an extension of herself. McCurdy discusses what were essentially hundreds of microdeaths that took place in her upbringing while her mother wanted her to become famous. The story portrays Hollywood as a heartless, soulless place that forces its child actors to completely self-sacrifice to the point of spiritual annihilation. McCurdy shows the reader that things like glitz and glamor are not always with they seem.

Perhaps the most heartbreaking issue was McCurdy's struggle with eating disorders and how her own dysfunctional relationship with her mother played out in this symbolic interaction with food. McCurdy's drive to continue to realign with emptiness once she purged shows the maladjusted way she was clinging onto self.

Very well-written, thought-provoking, and heartbreaking.