Bossypants
Tina Fey
Like McCurdy, Fey writes candidly and funnily about working her way up in television, offering a comic, conversational voice that makes hard-earned career stories feel personal and lively.
10 books to read next
Books Like I'm Glad My Mom Died
If you loved I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
I'm Glad My Mom Died is a candid, darkly funny memoir about growing up as a child actor under a controlling mother, and about the eating disorder, addiction and self-doubt that followed. Readers often love its raw honesty, its sharp humour in the face of hard material, and its brisk, conversational pace. McCurdy writes plainly, without self-pity, and the result feels intimate and sometimes startling. It appeals to people who like frank, personal accounts of recovery and self-discovery.
Hollywood childhood under pressure
Born a Crime
Trevor Noah
Noah's memoir pairs a difficult childhood under a strong-willed mother with sharp humour, the same mix of warmth and pain that makes McCurdy's account so memorable.
Educated
Tara Westover
Another memoir about escaping a controlling family and rebuilding a life on your own terms, told with restraint and emotional honesty that echoes McCurdy's account.
Raw memoirs of recovery
Wild
Cheryl Strayed
Strayed's account of falling apart after loss and finding herself again mirrors McCurdy's frank, unflinching look at addiction and rebuilding control over one's life.
Girl, interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
A memoir of mental illness and institutional life told with sharp observation, appealing to readers drawn to McCurdy's clear-eyed account of struggling with her own mind.
A lighter, funny read
Yes Please
Amy Poehler
Poehler's memoir is conversational, self-deprecating and full of candid stories about comedy and family, giving the same breezy, funny energy as McCurdy's book.
Modern Romance
Aziz Ansari, Eric Klinenberg
Ansari brings a witty, observational voice to a serious subject, much like McCurdy balances painful material with humour.
Go deeper into family and self
Hunger
Roxane Gay
Gay writes with unsparing honesty about her body, trauma and relationship with food, offering a deeper exploration of the themes of eating disorders and self-worth McCurdy addresses.
Heavy
Kiese Laymon
A searching memoir about a difficult mother-son relationship and the weight of family history, written with lyrical intensity for readers who want more emotional depth.
The Glass Castle
Jeannette Walls
A memoir of a chaotic, deeply affecting childhood and a parent whose behaviour shaped everything, told with clear-eyed affection that suits readers moved by McCurdy's family story.
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