I'm Glad My Mom Died

Chica, qué enganche. No lo he podido soltar en tres días, la lectura es muy rápida y adictiva. Los capítulos son muy cortos, cada uno narra una escena más o menos conectada con la anterior, y a través de las escenas nos hacemos a la idea de cómo ha ido discurriendo la vida de la autora. Los capítulos en sí mismos tienen mucho ritmo, y está narrado con un gran sentido del humor (humor muy negro). El nivel de detalle y franqueza con el que se cuentan temas tan duros como TCAs y maltrato psicológico, sumado a que la autora es una actriz famosa y aunque no la conozcas de antes puedes encontrar en internet muchos eventos narrados en el libro, le dan mucho morbo a la historia. Entiendo porqué gusta tanto, pero no estoy muy segura de si me ha gustado a mí. Ahora bien, el texto está redactado un poco raro, me deja con la impresión de que se ha editado/traducido a toda prisa. Y más o menos a la mitad del libro dejé de sentir que había una estructura: a pesar de que los capítulos en sí mismos están bien construidos, me parecía que la narración en general no me llevaba a ningún sitio. Esta sensación de no-estructura me ha durado hasta casi el final del libro. Resumidamente: un documento cultural, como dice Lena Dunham, interesante de leer, «trauma porn» para quien le guste, ligero en estilo aunque no en temas. Yo también me alegro de que su madre haya muerto.

A daughter who thinks her mother loves her so much when in fact she's beeing abused, with no help from the rest of the family. Interesting and sad.

I do think everyone has a story to tell, it's just that some people tell it better. This book is written bravely in its emotional honesty, and it is laid out as to be engaging throughout. Great read.

There is not much to say that has not already been said. I did not read through the book in one sitting, however, it did not take away from the experience of reading the book.
The naive childhood part of the books was very difficult to read, mostly because of how real it felt, how vividly an adult can recall their childhood memories and how it can still haunt ones mind. This was a sign of good writing, one that personally made me uncomfortable maybe because of how much there is a need to suppress any memories or traits of childhood naiveté and how well it was portrayed here. I enjoyed how I personally grew together with Jennette, in a way that the reader is introduced to a new time period by the difference and the change in writing. The way how slowly naivete became frustration, anger and in the end it all became clear - no illusions, no doubts and you are introduced to a very rational, sound mind space of Jennette.

There is not much to say that has not already been said. I did not read through the book in one sitting, however, it did not take away from the experience of reading the book.
The naive childhood part of the books was very difficult to read, mostly because of how real it felt, how vividly an adult can recall their childhood memories and how it can still haunt ones mind. This was a sign of good writing, one that personally made me uncomfortable maybe because of how much there is a need to suppress any memories or traits of childhood naiveté and how well it was portrayed here. I enjoyed how I personally grew together with Jennette, in a way that the reader is introduced to a new time period by the difference and the change in writing. The way how slowly naivete became frustration, anger and in the end it all became clear - no illusions, no doubts and you are introduced to a very rational, sound mind space of Jennette.