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jennette coming up with title while listening to taylor swift makes so much sense to me

Small correction: the book doesn’t say that “the Creator” was the one responsible for Sam & Cat ending; she credits the cancellation to an unnamed producer’s sexual harassment. (But “The Creator” still gets reprimanded by Nick for unprofessionalism-though Jennette doesn’t link it to sexual abuse.) So there were likely SEVERAL predators running around a KIDS TV SHOW set, not just Schneider

got it on audible and jennette is such a nice narrator, totally recommend it

Also Jennette is so sweet I saw an interview clip where she was saying she was proud of herself for not taking the hush money the creator offered and it was so beautiful. I hope she gets some peace 🖤

as a fellow chronically sad reader thank you for making content through the tough times u face ur videos are so refreshing to watch :)) carleynation rise

when she told the story about not taking the hush money from nickelodeon i cheered. this book was a rollercoaster, a very heavy one, but still great. Jennette’s incredibly talented and strong

Thank you for calling out the messed-up journalism that is taking this book and making it "Jennette McCurdy hates Ariana" because it's been making me mad too.

This was definitely one of the most well-written memoirs that I've ever had the pleasure of reading. It made my heart hurt even more because I, unfortunately, relate to many of the things she went through as a child. People often paint their parents as idols or devils. She did a great job of showing the complex feelings and issues that come with being raised by an abusive narcissistic parent.

I read this book last week and I'm OBSESSED!! I literally laughed and cried at the same time. I'm just so happy for her

the audiobook is FANTASTIC. it took me only a day to finish. is v clear she was once an actress because she puts a lot of emotion in every character is incredible.

I finished this book a couple days ago and I have never read a book that fast and it was just beautifully written. Her story is so heartbreaking but I am so happy she seems to be better and healing while also raising awareness for child actors and the ramifications of it.

Furious that this book isn't out in the UK yet, but gyrating at the fact you already slayed all over it

It’s crazy how a producer will look at a child’s family situation and be like “you know, that’s it. That’s the character I want in my show” Business be disgusting

I recently finished the audiobook and it was amazing! One of the aspects of the book that I found extremely troubling but also illuminating was the "cry on cue" discussion and how damaging that trait is for child actors. The well-respected director who requested that Jennette do a crying take one more time for his own personal entertainment showed how complicit the industry is in child abuse even when they aren't the direct perpetrators. The industry's flaws are systemic

I finished the book literally five minutes ago, only to come to youtube and see this pleasant surprise! Can’t wait to see what my favourite youtuber thinks about one of the greatest books I’ve ever read. :)

YES TO CRITICAL ABILITY TO READ Also ... people on the articles are saying they hate how much Jennette complains ... umm she only wrote one book, it's the writers of these articles taking legit every sentence of the book and making it into an article. After reading the book, so many of the articles were over-dramatised and did not properly capture any of the nuance of her book

You've definitely convinced me I should read it. It sounds like a super heavy but very interesting book, especially for the iCarly generation. Also the fact that her Miranda Cosgrove were/are good friends warms my heart.

i wanted to read this book, now i think it's a NEED thank you for your service miss queen

i just finished reading this book and i've never given something 5 stars so easily. jennette mccurdy just deserves everything good that's coming to her, such a genuine and cool human being.

Memoirs and auto-biogrophies have become one of my favourite genre of books, i just got this book for my kindle!

I cannot wait to read this book! All the copies my library has have been borrowed and there's a waiting list so it'll be another five weeks until it's my turn 😵 I just hope that the book is SO good that everyone who has it before me will finish reading it really quickly so I can have it sooner lol

Currently reading this book right now. About 75% the way through. Girl is not having a good time. So glad to see your review of it. I don't even care if you ruin the ending. Im watching the vid in full lol

i loved listening to the audiobook! highly highly recommend. her writing is so good, her narration is so good, she is just incredible

Loved the part with “2 gals reading”. Your cat is absolutely gorgeous 😻

I listened to the full audiobook in 1 day. Very engaging. Albeit the controversial title, she wrote about her mom pretty respectfully. It didn’t feel like she was talking shit about her at all. At the end of the day, she is allowed to share her experience in her own way. Anyway, I heard in a podcast that she is releasing a book of essays, so I’m looking forward to that too.

Yeah Same, I actually informed my mom that I was gonna read the book and why I chose to read it in advance because I knew that she would see it on my Goodreads, so she wouldn‘t be confused and sad thinking it might have something to do with her 😅

rlly like the vloggier stuff u make, thx for filming so much :D her story also is super interesting in a morbidly curious way

I finished this book today as well and really loved it! May favorite thing about it was that she changed her writing style as she aged - her mind!!

Can I just say I always love your b roll music it feels like animal crossing. I just finished this book on audio and absolutely loved it. You should also read Josh Peck’s memoir that came out this year, it’s similarly heartbreaking and troubling yet funny and very readable. (Jennette’s book is better but it’s still good.)

i absolutely love the way you filmed and edited this video

You make living in Canada look so fun! I wanna go there so badly because of your reading vlogs

I’m halfway through this book but I couldn’t wait to watch this video. I have no self control when it comes to uncarley and this book. It’s so good in a sad kind of way. Best nonfiction of 2022.

you have been absolutely killing it in these recent uploads, loving the frequency and edits!

There is one spot that I noticed she used Dan’s name. I had to do a double take. It’s only once during the lunch Jennette has with him and her mother about her potential spin off. Chapter 33, page 117, “I even have the name picked out. Just Puckett. Isn’t that a fun name for your own show?” Dan asks with a smirk.

great review, i just read this too (also ebook because yes it was sold out everywhere for me too lol) the part that stuck with me is when jennette recounted being in the back of over her mother's car as a kid (...in the car seat that she had way past the required age), and she mustered up the courage to tell her mom she didn't want to act & her mom started fake crying and pounding on the steering wheel until jennette said never mind like 😐WTF. and of course also when jennette's mom forced her into an ed, but when another woman brought up anorexia & jennette asked her mother what that meant and her mother was like "...NOTHING"

Originally I wanted to read this book because I just liked the cover, all based on vibes. I'm glad you made this video because now I have a legitimate reason to read it🥳

i hate audiobooks but i will get this one because I need to hear my girlie narrate it like she deserves it

My girl boss queen!! Thank you for keeping us fed with content! The girls and the gays live for it!

I absolutely love the way you talked about the coma part, it is the best part of the book, in my opinion. This video was so good.

I listened to the audio book and it was just as emotional , dare I say even more so HEARING jeanette speak and read her book.

This book was so powerful, read it today in a few hours and learned so much. That is what I love more about books how they can teach you a lot, but mostly help you to empathize with other peoples experience. Thank you Carley for another great video!

Your poor mom sounded so confused in the text 😭

I feel like it’s Christmas already with all of your new videos 🥰

random but I'm obsessed with the music/sound effects you edited in! it really makes it super cozy :) I'm getting a copy soon and I'm looking forward to reading!

i've been dying to read this book for months but it's not out in the UK yet so i will live vicariously through you

Thankyou for doing this for us, queen 😘💗

This series NEEDS to be a podcast, I would listen to this all the time

This was a such a treat to wake up too, you’re killing it atm girlie :)

I also read the ebook. It was so good I need to hold this book physically.

This sounds amazing, I'm definitely buying it. And the editing in this, I mean

I'm totally with you on the reading ability and comprehension part. I'd be pissed too if I had to act with a box while my costar got to do movies and go to award shows.

singing along to carley's iconic background music has become a ritual now

YESSSS GO OFF can’t wait to watch this one god bless jennette

How much power your intro picture holds is incredible.

the synchronicity that I just finished this masterpiece aaaaaa ps: perfection really is a hair style hehe

I'm 80% through the audiobook and although had to take a break I love hearing it in Jennette's voice. Some tough stuff to hear but both well written and narrated.

Carley, I just thought you should know that I just bought three books so I could read them with you in one of your celebrity book club vlogs. You are now fuelling my book addiction to an unhealthy amount so thank you girlboss

carley i love this vlogging style so much it's giving studio ghibli

What an amazing breakdown of a book. I've got to be honest I have never watched someone do this but I am pleasantly surprised. I just watched the interview that Jeanette did about a week ago on writing this book and it touched my heart. I wanted to see if anyone on KZfaq had read it and you were one of the first videos that popped up. I love how articulate you are and also how well you put this video together I feel like you took me on a journey through your day and it was just a beautiful thing. You gave me a view of Canada that I've never seen before. And definitely a new subscriber. I don't read a whole lot I'm more of an audible kind of gal. So I definitely am going to buy this to listen to on one of my walks. Thank you for your breakdown of this incredible book. The title did shake me up a little bit because I've lost my mom and I could not imagine saying that but when I heard her explanation on why she chose that title it made more sense. Hope you have an amazing day and I look forward to more of your videos

the gen 4 pokemon game sound effects are making me cryyyyyyy thank you 😭about to dig into this vid tho

i just found your channel via PLL and i'm SO excited to see you've talked about this!!!! i havent read a book or had the motivation to since literally highschool (i'm 25 now :^) ) and hearing about this one recently immediately made me want it. i love jennette and i'm so proud & happy for her and i'm watching this video now but i still plan on picking up a copy when i can

what a 10/10 title and cover like come onnnn 🤩

honestly have been wanting to give this one a read and this video popping up on the notifs really is the sign to do so !!!

my two favourite gals- also carley when can we see some stand up footage 😭😭

i missed these kind of vlogs so muuuuch!!!! LOVE IT

I'm on the waitlist at the library for this book. I've heard so much positive stuff about the quality of her writing and I'm looking forward to reading it, but am definitely planning to be careful about my headspace before I do.

two icons in one video! also love the keith haring art!

I randomly ended up coming across your vids today and have been really enjoying them as a reader, writer, and editor myself! I coincidentally watched ones without vlog footage first and so when I got to this one and saw those first alley shots, I perked up like a dog because I ALSO live in Toronto. Which is very helpful, because if you couldn’t find this physical book then I certainly won’t be able to lol Thanks for the good content and looking forward to browsing the rest of your vids 😊

omg may fav youtuber doing a video about my most anticipated read of the year!?? this is a miracle

it is at times like these that i wish i knew how to read in english. i hope this gets translated to as many languages as possible.

your mother getting an email is soo funny 😭

Loved your thoughts on the book, I just finished it yesterday and I loved it! (Also, didn’t you use to have airpods? Because you may or may not have contributed to my fear of mine giving me cancer in your room tour video 😄) anyway, continue to slay gorlboss 🥰

omg i was just looking at it a couple days ago and i really want to support her and read what she went through💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

Looooved this opening! So creative and cute 😍

ANOTHER UPLOAD ? carley said the grind simply doesn’t stop

such a slay of a review - gave me just enough deets to make me buy the audiobook without giving away too much TYSM

love the louie zong ghost song in the background of the vlog

I LOVE those in between shots from your reading vlog, just normal videos but they look soooo asteathic!!

I've been following her series on KZfaq when she first started sharing stuff about herself not just the show and then her podcast etc and alot of the things she speaks about are just so raw and interesting and real. I also listed to Mara Wilson (matilda) but she's not brought out as much about herself really.

I can't read e-books and I regret so badly not pre-ordering a copy of this... I didn't realize it would sell out so fast. The bookstore I work at won't be getting more copies in until mid-September 😭

as an avid fan of her old podcast, I knew I’d have to wait until the time was right for me to read Jennette’s book and I’m so glad I did yesterday was the first time in years that I finished a book in one day and when I finally finished I couldn’t stop crying

the format of this video was so sweet and the pace was calming i feel a little more at ease and healed

Finished this a few days ago and I’m excited to see what you have to say about it! Watched the vid and I agree with you. This was such a well crafted memoir. You can tell she put a lot of effort into telling her story and putting purpose into it and I really appreciate that she didn’t do what a lot of other actors/KZfaqrs do. She had something to say and she slayed it! I noticed a couple errors on the summary you were telling at the end! 1) her moms’s “goal weight” for Jennette was 89 lbs. still horrible tho 2) her mom actually didn’t wake up from her coma bc Jennette told her she was at her goal weight. She mentions that in the prologue that this is when she realized how serious it was and that she was going to die and leave Jennette without a sense of purpose in her life since her ‘purpose’ for so long was making her mom happy:( I loved this vid! Please do more like this! I loved the end where you broke things down and went deeper into your thoughts about it. ❤️

I listened to it on Spotify and I’m so glad I got to hear her narrate it in her voice. I couldn’t stop listening until it was over.

Thank you for making these videos. They are really refreshing

The Pavlovian response I have to the music in these videos is unparalleled.

your uploads always make my day!

I watched half of this video, got it on my kindle, and read most of it in one sitting. Thank you for this.

Thank you for correcting on the “real father” vs “biological father”

Your choice of editing is so soothing

I can't articulate how much I simply can not wait to read this book

I have literally NO idea about any of the people or TV you’re mentioning here! Nor have I ever heard of this book or was ever likely to read it BUT I love this video; how you put it together and how you describe things so I’ve subscribed as I like the way your mind works👍

This was the first video of yours I saw- now a big fan of your channel! I took your advice fro mthis video and listened to the audiobook- it was soooo good!

Does anyone know if she gets too into her mother’s sickness/cancer? Like too detailed? That’s what triggers me, and it’s hard for me to read things like that. But if it’s just mentioned, and doesn’t get too detailed I might be able to read

You are the only person who’s add reads I don’t skip

your cat’s eyes match your pillows, très adorable 🌕✨ i cannot wait to get my hands on this book

Love you Carl’-Carl’, stay amazing! Brilliant video, as always! ❤️

The “I’m uncarley baby” gave me so much life

I just finished the audiobook and it was so incredible. I have so many thoughts about the book so it was great hearing your thoughts too. I highly recommend the book to anyone considering reading it.