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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
28 reviews
crybabybea's review against another edition
3.5
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.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Classism
parcoeur's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Classism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Mental illness and Medical trauma
siobhanward's review against another edition
3.5
While I was definitely frustrated with Land's decisions at times, I'll also say that I'm really not someone who can judge, having never been in her position. I will say that my critique of the book is a bit more to do with how things were sometimes laid out (some things got rushed through while others felt dragged out), but the book was solid and Land told her story in a really interesting way.
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Toxic relationship
graciejlc's review
3.5
I appreciate that the author was honest about her experience and choices; some of the reviewers got pretty heated about this. You may not make the same choices in the same situation, and that's ok, you are in fact... different people!
Can hard relate to when she just wanted enough in the bank to be able to buy fresh fruit. I don't miss those days.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
Minor: Car accident
greatexpectations77's review against another edition
5.0
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
juliarenae's review
4.0
Graphic: Body shaming, Car accident, Classism, Toxic relationship, and Domestic abuse
frmeden's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Car accident
Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy
idesofmarch's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Car accident
Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Classism
Minor: Mental illness and Vomit
isabelle_mary's review
5.0
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship
erinsampson91's review
4.0
Graphic: Car accident and Toxic relationship
Minor: Domestic abuse