Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Maame by Jessica George

6 reviews

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

While not a perfect five-star read for me, this book still touched on a lot of my "catnip" topics and I really enjoyed it.

Maddie as a character is naive in a way that toed the line of believability for me sometimes, esp cially for a gen Z/millennial with the lived experience of being Black in a colonial country. However, the way the themes of racism, misogyny, and sexuality were included is perfect for readers who might be newer to those topics and interested in diversifying their reading.

I did find Maddie relatable in a lot of ways too. The characters and the story were sweet without being saccharine. The plot was a little slow to build, but the second half/third was worth it.

For better or worse, the real life experiences of the author really came through in the story, and I think this book is a well-executed answer to the prompt of "write what you know."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Minor: Medical content, Misogyny, Suicide, Drug use, Racism, Alcohol, Biphobia, and Eating disorder

hjb_128's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

kayladaila's review

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol, Eating disorder, Religious bigotry, Biphobia, Sexual content, Drug use, Infidelity, Racism, and Medical content

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Medical content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual content, Chronic illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Biphobia, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Racism, and Toxic friendship

readwithchar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Death of parent, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

Moderate: Suicide, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Biphobia, and Sexual assault