Reviews tagging 'Eating disorder'

Maame by Jessica George

6 reviews

jourdanicus's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

While not a perfect five-star read for me, this book still touched on a lot of my "catnip" topics and I really enjoyed it.

Maddie as a character is naive in a way that toed the line of believability for me sometimes, esp cially for a gen Z/millennial with the lived experience of being Black in a colonial country. However, the way the themes of racism, misogyny, and sexuality were included is perfect for readers who might be newer to those topics and interested in diversifying their reading.

I did find Maddie relatable in a lot of ways too. The characters and the story were sweet without being saccharine. The plot was a little slow to build, but the second half/third was worth it.

For better or worse, the real life experiences of the author really came through in the story, and I think this book is a well-executed answer to the prompt of "write what you know."

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death of parent

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Dementia

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Misogyny, Racism, Suicide, Medical content, and Alcohol

hjb_128's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Drug use, Eating disorder, and Alcohol

kayladaila's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Terminal illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Biphobia, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Racism, Sexual content, Medical content, Religious bigotry, and Alcohol

headinthepages's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

drraytay's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Eating disorder, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

readwithchar's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Biphobia, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Suicide