Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Maame by Jessica George

186 reviews

mrjln's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

mchelle_muses's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

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

kayladaila's review against another edition

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, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

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

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

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

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

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

jasminechocklettslee's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective 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: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity and Racism

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicide

masego'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, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia

delz's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

Maddie is a 25 year old  Ghanian woman working full time as a personal assistant in publishing and also the full time caretaker for her father, suffering from Parkinson’s. She’s had little to no time for a personal life while her mother splits her time between England and Ghana and her older brother James gallivants around the world. Maddie suffers bouts of depression, navigates adult relationships and generally learns to live independently as an adult after her mother returns. The characters are fleshed out beautifully, even the unlikable ones. Even though the story covers heavy topics like mental health, and the challenges of working and dating while being a black woman, there is also humor giving the story depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Chronic illness

thespinystacks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Vomit

pdxpagemaster's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I was entranced by this book and was fully engrossed with Maddie and her story - until we go to a sudden bout of fixated biphobia nearly 70% of the way through the book, which docked my enthusiasm.

I understand that straight people are surprised by bisexual people on dating apps, but the MC questioning whether a person is worth dating because they are bisexual is a pretty cut and dry phobia.

For a coming of age story, this was otherwise really endearing. 

“I get that respite when I’m not being me,” was a really big and relatable moment with anyone who has done the laborious process of suppressing trauma - and that feeling of shame.

There was an intimate sadness throughout the book that felt both natural and familiar. 

Sometimes, everything really is exhausting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia and Sexual content