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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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:
Complicated
One of the best books I have ever read.
Here it is, my favorite book of the year so far. I loved Maame. It is superb.
Maame is a first gen, late bloomer story. And while there are dozens of topics and themes that make this a solid book club choice, one of the more endearing ones is that the 25 year old protagonist is facing a lot of life’s “firsts” a decade later than her peers while simultaneously balancing family responsibilities that typically fall on women twice her age. What we aren’t emotionally equipped to handle, she handles. She finds her voice. I love her voice. And when I tell you I cackle laughed within the first three pages, I had to brace myself and find my composure.
Read this if you are a fan of Yaa Gyasi or Amber Ruffin. The easy readability, humor in imperfect situations, and conversational tone made it impossible not to cheer for Maddie.
Themes worth noting: coming of age, late bloomer, child of immigrants, grief, and depression. Beautifully handled in a way that invites the reader in without trauma dumping. Hard balance, but George nailed it.
Skip this if: You don’t like nice things. This book has standards.
Overall: enthusiastically recommend.
I read a print copy but think any version would be great.
Maame is a first gen, late bloomer story. And while there are dozens of topics and themes that make this a solid book club choice, one of the more endearing ones is that the 25 year old protagonist is facing a lot of life’s “firsts” a decade later than her peers while simultaneously balancing family responsibilities that typically fall on women twice her age. What we aren’t emotionally equipped to handle, she handles. She finds her voice. I love her voice. And when I tell you I cackle laughed within the first three pages, I had to brace myself and find my composure.
Read this if you are a fan of Yaa Gyasi or Amber Ruffin. The easy readability, humor in imperfect situations, and conversational tone made it impossible not to cheer for Maddie.
Themes worth noting: coming of age, late bloomer, child of immigrants, grief, and depression. Beautifully handled in a way that invites the reader in without trauma dumping. Hard balance, but George nailed it.
Skip this if: You don’t like nice things. This book has standards.
Overall: enthusiastically recommend.
I read a print copy but think any version would be great.
A beautifully written book.
I adored Maddie’s besties Shu and Nia. We should all be so lucky to have people like that in our corners. An endearing book about love, grief, family, and coming of age, Maame is the incredible debut novel from Jessica George.
I adored Maddie’s besties Shu and Nia. We should all be so lucky to have people like that in our corners. An endearing book about love, grief, family, and coming of age, Maame is the incredible debut novel from Jessica George.
easily the best book I have read this year, and in such a long time. never did I ever stop rooting for maddie and saw parts of myself not only reflected in her, but so much did I learn from her and her experiences. truly such an absolutely amazing story.
medium-paced
well. I'm not crying, you're crying. (i might have gotten a wee bit damp around the eyelids as I finished this one.)
A semi-autographical memoir, a Bildungsroman of uncommon sensitivity, and funny to boot.
Maddie contends with racism, microaggression, superficial acquaintances who make everything worse, depression, and a loving but overbearing mother. She is comforted and uplifted by bosom friends who make everything better. There is an HEA but it remains in the wings.
Really good book. Highly recommended.
A semi-autographical memoir, a Bildungsroman of uncommon sensitivity, and funny to boot.
Maddie contends with racism, microaggression, superficial acquaintances who make everything worse, depression, and a loving but overbearing mother. She is comforted and uplifted by bosom friends who make everything better. There is an HEA but it remains in the wings.
Really good book. Highly recommended.
Really loved this one - one of those books that was hard to put down. I just loved Maddie (the main character) and seeing how she grew as a person. Perfect writing style and excellent character development.
Absolutely loved everything about this book. Complicated family, daughter that cares for her father and is socially naive and anxious. The protagonist is a writer and works in publishing. Set in London. The audiobook voice actors London & Ghanaian accents were so perfect. Will purchase a copy, thanks for the loan Libby.
4/5
A coming of age story, but of a younger 20 something women.
Honestly found some parts relatable and other parts were just filled with empathy for Maddie and wished her nothing but the best.
A coming of age story, but of a younger 20 something women.
Honestly found some parts relatable and other parts were just filled with empathy for Maddie and wished her nothing but the best.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced