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Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
4 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
redefiningrachel's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Car accident, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Classism, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Child abuse, Body shaming, Cancer, Abandonment, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Terminal illness, and Misogyny
Minor: Addiction, Drug use, Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Grief
kshertz's review
3.75
Minor: Car accident, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, Medical content, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship
mandi4886's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Sexism
Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Excrement, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Violence, and Vomit