Memoir 5+/5

Jeanette McCurdy never wanted to be a child star, but her abusive-dependent relationship with her star-struck and money-hungry mother was too complex for her to be her own person until her mother died. This true story sent me hunting to look up Jeanette McCurdy to check out her filmography. Gripping and heart-wrenching on every page, it provides one lens into the money- and star-power-driven culture of Hollywood.