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holhuts's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
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? It's complicated
5.0
soupyreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
sad
medium-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
4.5
eleniphant's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
chelseamcguire's review against another edition
emotional
slow-paced
3.0
Thought the storyline of the main character coming into her own was good, but felt like the book was a little too slow and boring for my preference
badassladyknight's review
emotional
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
4.0
manadabomb's review against another edition
4.0
I forget where I heard about Maame by Jessica George but I grabbed it from the library when I saw it. Briefly, Maame is about a young woman who cares for her dad who has Parkinson’s Disease before going out into the world to finally get to live her life.
My dad died from Parkinson’s about 13 years ago and, funny enough, that’s still not long enough ago to make me NOT cry throughout this book. Maddie is a Ghanaian Londoner who is 25 but left to care for her ill father. She has a carer come in during the week to help so she can go to her job, as an assistant to a depressed (but really really rude) theater manager. James, Maddie’s brother, is off living his own life and never returns home and never has money to help. Maddie’s mum is off in Ghana, running a hotel left to her by her father, also rarely home and always asking for money.
Maddie is only 25, guys.
She loves her dad dearly so she stays at the house with him, caring for him until her mom finally returns home for a year. Maddie suffers some serious losses but decides to move out and start her life. While a good move, more losses keep coming. I was seriously angry at the other characters on Maddie’s behalf and, surprisingly to me, getting just as devastated and depressed over her dad as she was.
Again, I thought having 13 years pass since I lost dad was going to make reading this ok. I cried nearly as much as Maddie. Don’t let that deter you from reading this really amazing book. Maddie is a character you can watch grow and root for when life keeps smacking her down. It’s not all doom and gloom! Maddie is constantly Googling for help to navigate life and her Google searches are pretty epic at times. She figures out relationships and balances her not so awesome family with her new freedom.
All in all, I do recommend Maame :)
My dad died from Parkinson’s about 13 years ago and, funny enough, that’s still not long enough ago to make me NOT cry throughout this book. Maddie is a Ghanaian Londoner who is 25 but left to care for her ill father. She has a carer come in during the week to help so she can go to her job, as an assistant to a depressed (but really really rude) theater manager. James, Maddie’s brother, is off living his own life and never returns home and never has money to help. Maddie’s mum is off in Ghana, running a hotel left to her by her father, also rarely home and always asking for money.
Maddie is only 25, guys.
She loves her dad dearly so she stays at the house with him, caring for him until her mom finally returns home for a year. Maddie suffers some serious losses but decides to move out and start her life. While a good move, more losses keep coming. I was seriously angry at the other characters on Maddie’s behalf and, surprisingly to me, getting just as devastated and depressed over her dad as she was.
Again, I thought having 13 years pass since I lost dad was going to make reading this ok. I cried nearly as much as Maddie. Don’t let that deter you from reading this really amazing book. Maddie is a character you can watch grow and root for when life keeps smacking her down. It’s not all doom and gloom! Maddie is constantly Googling for help to navigate life and her Google searches are pretty epic at times. She figures out relationships and balances her not so awesome family with her new freedom.
All in all, I do recommend Maame :)
ba6a's review against another edition
5.0
wow.. it's been so long since i read a coming of age story where the main character and her decisions feel so realistic, raw, and complete.. maddie i love u forever
srjennings's review
emotional
hopeful
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? Yes
4.5
The narrator was fantastic!
ghazalfar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? Yes
4.5
joyfulreader77's review
emotional
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