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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
What an astonishingly beautiful book.
I may write more later. But that much will remain true.
5 stars.
I may write more later. But that much will remain true.
5 stars.
Maame by Jessica George is a fresh coming-of-age novel. Such a fantastic debut novel. This is one of the first novels I’ve read where the main character is a caregiver for her father with late-stage Parkinson’s disease. I work with people with Parkinson’s disease. I felt this book did well describing the condition and how it can impact the person and the family. I did need to pause reading because it was triggering for me as I was reading it around the anniversary of my father’s sudden passing. I highly recommend this book and audiobook. It was narrated very well. TW: loss of a parent.
Thank you, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, for my gifted copies.
Thank you, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan Audio, for my gifted copies.
2.5 stars rounded up because it did get better towards the end, but I really struggled to get into it to begin with and I felt like it was either a bit too long or needed something to add more interest to the plot.
Parece sempre que já não pode piorar, mas pode.
It’s not fair to say it was a slow start because I was definitely in a reading rut but regardless it took me awhile to get past the first 50 pages. But i ended up really enjoying and loving this book. A truly special view of grief and her descriptions and processes felt very deep and true. I was so rooting for Maddie, loved this.
A lovely, melancholy-but-hopeful novel. I fell in love with Maddie and rooted for her as life (and her family) tried to hold her back. I hope this book gets all the positive attention it deserves.
It was a little slow to start, but I ended up really enjoying it.
emotional
hopeful
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
This was a good one. Could be me feeling this way, as I just lost my father a year ago, so those tones of grief in this book definitely resonated with me. Although the main character is almost 10 years my junior, there was so much I found myself identifying with. I’m the oldest daughter, and the character is the youngest, but our roles in our families were similar. I also definitely felt a kinship to how much she loved her true friends and also Maddie experienced friendships that only serve a purpose for a season. Maddie was a main character that you just wanted to root for.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism