Reviews tagging 'Chronic illness'

Maame by Jessica George

64 reviews

enlamont's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, and Alcohol

aerialwhitney's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

lkjones19's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Chronic illness, Racism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Terminal illness

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, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, and Death of parent

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

3littlewordz's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

Maame is a great example of why I never DNF books! The first third of the story started out very underwhelming, and I questioned the hype given to the novel. But as the story built, more nuance was introduced and I really started rooting for Maddie to become the main character in her own story. I appreciate the depth provided for her mother's background - while I certainly didn't agree with her mother's treatment of her family, I understood it better. The grief process was explored with sensitivity with the Google searches, but especially with the introduction of the therapist. And kudos to the therapist being written as black and Ghanaian! 

Stick through the first 50-100 pages and you'll really enjoy this novel. I did! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Chronic illness

Minor: Death of parent

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

mycarefulcardinal's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

3.5

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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