Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

Maame by Jessica George

12 reviews

loesm's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

savheath's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Sexual content, Death, and Toxic friendship

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

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

elizaob's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Racism, Death of parent, Grief, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Alcohol, Cursing, Racism, Suicide, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Abandonment, Body horror, Dysphoria, Dementia, Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

sharrikloves's review

emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad fast-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, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

coffeekitaab's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

A heartfelt and deeply moving book on the joy and guilt of finding your own way in life. Jessica George writes from the heart. The tone of writing felt conversational, every character was sketched out so beautifully; some problematic and more complicated than others and yet necessary to the narrative to make you aware of the very real issues Maddie deals with on the daily. For a child singlehandedly caring for an ailing parent (her mother and brother shun their responsibility), then working and/or having a partner where there is  passive microaggressions when it comes to her race, lack or assumption of consent, toxicity, so many themes in this book and there is a sensitivity and nuance with which George makes clear that none of this is OK. Maddie's best friends are the light in her life. A true support system who have her back and let her know she is loved. I enjoyed watching Maddie learn and grow in this book. She is a beautifully flawed human being. . I could read Maame over and over again. An easy 5 star for me. Thank you Netgalley and @HodderBooks and @HodderPublicity for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Medical content, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Death of parent, Infidelity, Racism, and Vomit

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

fatkidatheartreads's review against another edition

emotional

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Maddie is just so damn relatable. What a beautiful, sad and emotional coming of age story. I'm going to be thinking about this book for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Religious bigotry