Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Maame by Jessica George

89 reviews

aftereliza's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Terminal illness, Grief, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexism, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

jaklyn_heath_reads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Maame is an emotional and memorable book that I believe I will be thinking about for a while. 
It has themes of loss, grief, and guilt, coming of age, complex family dynamics, growth, racism and micro aggressions, starting over, relationships, and friendships. 
I loved Maddie and was rooting for her throughout the novel. My heart broke when hers did, I smiled when she did. 
I am so glad I read the acknowledgements at the end of the book too as reading about how similar the author is to Maddie’s character made me love the story even more. After the acknowledgements, this novel feels way more personal and like it was more of a memoir than a novel. 
One of my favourites of the year- I will be recommending this to anyone who will listen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent and Grief

Minor: Sexual content, Chronic illness, Suicide, and Panic attacks/disorders

labetra's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Wonderful  book! Loved Maddie and her journey! Can't  wait for the author's  second  book!

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Content Warnings

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

irenelpynn's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Racism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Suicide

meghanelizabeth's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racism and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

jjha's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, and Grief

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

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

mollyb13's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.5

Really great novel delving into grief, caring for an ill parent, moving out on your own for the first time, navigating relationships & friendships. A strong coming of age story - and while mostly heavy, there are some lighter moments to laugh at. I enjoyed learning a little bit about Ghanaian culture and how that impacted Maddie in her life in London. I just wish we had gotten more time with

Sam because he was such a well-rounded character, even for the short time we had with him

. Glad I finally got around to this one as it had been on my TBR since it released!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide

martapsalvado's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

3.5

Took me more than a month to read and several in-between books because it's so sad and intense and I'm not in the right headspace 🥲 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Medical content, Death, Racism, Death of parent, Sexual content, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use, Suicide, and Alcohol

clpaige's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content and Suicide

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

3.0

I'm on the fence if I loved this one. It told a realistic story, the responsibilities of caring for a sick parent and not getting to "grow  up" in time. I found the main character believable, but I struggled to connect with her. I found for broaching such a dense topic, this book just skimmed the surface level. I wanted more substance to it, and didn't feel I got what I wanted. Take my review with a grain of salt. It is still worth reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship