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Maame by Jessica George

33 reviews

imanin10's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Drug use, Racism, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

beetandbaguette's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

sophs_mood_reading's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

Maame: Woman; the responsible one. 

When a nickname becomes a life burden. This is what life is for Maddie. The youngest child and only daughter of a family in London. Her mother flees to Ghana for years at a time, her brother is too busy and her father has Parkinson’s and relies on her for his care. 

But is this all life is for Maddie, can she change, does she want to change, she better google it. 

This novel is about the beautiful self discovery of a 25 year old woman who’s family put to much on her and others around her take advantage of her. 

I loved how her story unfolded, life forced her to change and question her life choices, her mental state and who she wants to be, all with the help of a google search. 

This was a beautiful insight into family dynamics, mental illness, discrimination and found family. 

At first I got annoyed by Maddie’s googling every question she had and talking out loud to herself but as the book continued I realised why she did it and why it was needed. 

Highly recommend this read but there are some triggers so be kind to yourself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

justovereherereading's review

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: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racism

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

3.25

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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

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

emotional funny 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

4.0

This book had me feeling warm and fuzzy (even in its saddest moments!), a reaction in large part due to how honest a character Maddie feels. We're all in for a treat with whatever Jessica George writes next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, and Alcohol

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: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol