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Maame by Jessica George

5 reviews

lizmart88's review

emotional fast-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

I really loved this book! Maddie is a twenty-something trying to figure out her life. She has some challenges - her mother is absent most of the year in Ghana and she may or may not have a new boyfriend, even though she's still married! Her brother lives in London but never shows up. And Maddie is the main caretaker, with a paid nurse, for her father who has a degenerative disease. I was cheering for Maddie the whole book as she navigates roommates and jobs and terrible bosses. She doesn't always make good choices, but I loved her the whole way through. I especially loved the mother-daughter dynamics that were explored; felt very true to life! It was well-written and engaging, and I highly recommend! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Minor: Sexual harassment

murve's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Cursing, Death of parent, Dementia, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Sexual content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Biphobia

tsodeur's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.5

This started slow for me but I liked where it went. Maddie is complicated and lovable and relatable at times and just all around a character you truly feel you’re in her head. 4.5 stars rounded up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Bullying, Cursing, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

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

internationalreads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Medical content, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Biphobia