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Maame

Jessica George

4.17 AVERAGE

canireadthemall's review against another edition

4.0

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Jessica George
St. Martin's Press
Pub Date 31 Jan 2023

Jessica George's Maame is a delightful, heart-tugging novel full of the pressures of tradition and a host of other family issues that will make readers laugh and cry.

This is a surprisingly quick read that had me alternating between tears and laughing out loud. The main character, Maddy, finally moves out of her parent's house in her mid-twenties, is searching to find who she is outside of what her family has always expected.

I can see why this book has quickly been selected for numerous book club selections for Feb.
If you love a good story about family, finding love, finding inner strength, and dealing with grief then this is certainly for you.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the dARC of this work in exchange for my honest review.

bkirbyyounce's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

sarulmer's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

abconley00's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

clairevivs's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bubeautiful1's review against another edition

4.0

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4.5/5 STARS

kendallskindle's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated

botanigal's review against another edition

4.75

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Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wordsfromdani's review against another edition

4.25

emotional funny reflective 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

thegracebailey's review against another edition

5.0

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Wrestling to find your way in life resonates without exception. (or that is my experience at least). The idea that at any moment we can reinvent ourselves, invent the “New Maddie” or the new “fill in the blank” is a beautiful element of being human. At any moment we have the ability to change, to make better (or different) choices, to stand up for ourselves, to be honest. I adored this book and will likely read again.