Reviews tagging 'Classism'

Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land

22 reviews

crybabybea's review against another edition

3.5

A good reminder that you never know the extent of what someone is going through, or the reason behind the decisions they make, and to have a little more empathy. 

I appreciated the look inside the complicated nature of navigating extreme poverty and homelessness, and single motherhood. I especially found it eye-opening to see the unnecessarily judgmental and harsh standards placed on those seeking help either via social services or homeless/domestic violence shelters. 

I found it hard to get through the middle portion of the book as the author spent a lot of time detailing the different homes she cleaned while working as a maid. Though I recognize the purpose of these scenes and think they did a great job juxtaposing the author's struggle to live with the privilege of those she worked for.

I think someone who doesn't know a lot about poverty or the experience of being poor would gain more knowledge from this.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Classism

jsant's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.25

A powerful memoir of a young single mother working hard to make ends meet. I gained a valuable perspective reading this book. Made me think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

parcoeur's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Mental illness and Medical trauma

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

God was this good and impactful. Just a really clear look at how poverty looks in this godforsaken country, and how you can't "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" if the system is set up to make sure that you can't move forward. And Ms. Land didn't even have systemic racism working against her! Just. incredible and so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Car accident, Classism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Bullying, Excrement, Fatphobia, and Misogyny

Minor: Abortion, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

maddiet425's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Classism, and Car accident

Moderate: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Excrement, Vomit, and Blood

juliarenae's review

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

showed the reality, raw, and honest

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse

idesofmarch's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism

Minor: Mental illness and Vomit

finnseelensmith's review

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism and Car accident

Minor: Emotional abuse and Domestic abuse

miranda_loper's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

4.5

A great reflection of perseverance of a mother and social commentary on poverty and domestic violence in the US

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Classism

kirsto's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.75

I found the story itself interesting and often insightful—especially in regards to class and reality of relying on government assistance in the US; however, I often found the prose lackluster and the events chronologically confusing. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Classism