Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

Maame by Jessica George

140 reviews

stacylaughs's review

emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Racism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

beetandbaguette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Infidelity, Alcohol, Drug use, Mental illness, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Medical content

fkshg8465's review against another edition

emotional 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

I did not enjoy reading this book, but when I was done, I felt full and satisfied. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Infidelity

zarrazine's review against another edition

emotional

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Death of parent

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

Maame: Woman; the responsible one. 

When a nickname becomes a life burden. This is what life is for Maddie. The youngest child and only daughter of a family in London. Her mother flees to Ghana for years at a time, her brother is too busy and her father has Parkinson’s and relies on her for his care. 

But is this all life is for Maddie, can she change, does she want to change, she better google it. 

This novel is about the beautiful self discovery of a 25 year old woman who’s family put to much on her and others around her take advantage of her. 

I loved how her story unfolded, life forced her to change and question her life choices, her mental state and who she wants to be, all with the help of a google search. 

This was a beautiful insight into family dynamics, mental illness, discrimination and found family. 

At first I got annoyed by Maddie’s googling every question she had and talking out loud to herself but as the book continued I realised why she did it and why it was needed. 

Highly recommend this read but there are some triggers so be kind to yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug use, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Racism, and Sexual content

akamm's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

4.0

This was surprisingly touching and reminded me a bit of "Elinore Oliphant is Completely Fine".

It was refreshing to read a coming-of-age story where the main character shows real growth. She experienced a lot during the course of the story, much of which was relatable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Panic attacks/disorders, and Terminal illness

justovereherereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? It's complicated

4.5

Really enjoyed this book, but I did find it tried to touch on too many hot topics,  which were done well but it felt like  add ons to the main story! 
I loved the glimpses into Ghanaian culture and how Maddie was caught between two cultures, which seemed to make her already complicated life more complicated. 
A great read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug use, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Racism

kimveach's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.0

This book started slowly, but it was worth reading until the end.  Watching Maddie come into her own was tremendous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Racism, Bullying, Medical content, Sexual content, Alcohol, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death of parent, Misogyny, Vomit, Dysphoria, Infidelity, Chronic illness, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Classism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Grief, and Death

transquake's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Vomit, Biphobia, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Chronic illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

booksemmahasread's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Racism, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, and Suicide