The Introvert's Book Club

Purchase My Rating: 5/5 Primary Genre: Memoir/Autobiography Blurb: Goodreads Choice AwardWinner for Readers' Favorite Memoir & Autobiography (2022) A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook control of her life. Jennette McCurdy was six years old when she had her first acting audition. Her mother’s dream was for her only daughter to become a star, and Jennette would do anything to make her mother happy. So she went along with what Mom called “calorie restriction,” eating little and weighing herself five times a day. She endured extensive at-home makeovers while Mom chided, “Your eyelashes are invisible, okay? You think Dakota Fanning doesn’t tint hers?” She was even showered by Mom until age sixteen while sharing her diaries, email, and all her income. In I’m Glad My Mom Died,...

4/5 Stars Get out the cream and sugar because this book has some TEA. Brit dishes about many of her past relationships and touches on some of her more famous moments in the media. She delves deeply into her relationships with J.T. and Kevin Federline. This is definitely an interesting autobiography. She gets deep into her issues with the Spears family and the years during her conservatorship. She lets you into her thoughts while she discusses the not so subtle tyranny inflicted on her by her family. There are definitely some dark and sad moments to this book, while it does seem as though Britney is sincerely attempting to heal from those dark years. She does come off as almost hateful towards her family but can you blame her? Imagine working grueling hours imposed on you by your parents, who are taking all of your money and doling it out to your siblings, paying off their own debts, restricting your access to food, your own vehicle and cell phone, or any privacy. I mean, isn't slav...