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meggiehunt98's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
4.25
brigittecm's review against another edition
5.0
i grew up on food stamps i remember feeling ashamed of getting in line at the grocery store with my mom but i couldn’t let her know because she felt the same way and was trying her best i am forever grateful
mariab27's review against another edition
4.0
A must-read for people who have never had to worry about finding the money to pay for rent or food. However, as related by Land, many who are mired in poverty will never be able to get out of their financial situation. Therefore, readers must remember not to view Land's life as an example of the workings of the American Dream, but instead as an example of the many ways that the government, economy, and income inequality force people further and further into poverty.
lauriceanne's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't pay attention and thought this was fiction until I was halfway through, so I don't think my rating counts.
emdiddy01's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
jaclyncrupi's review against another edition
4.0
MAID is a powerful portrait of the constant stress and crushing hopelessness of the poverty cycle and a reminder to check your privilege (though I do wish Land had done that herself a little more and more fully acknowledge her white privilege). It’s incredibly eye-opening and heart-breaking. ‘Every single parent teetering on poverty does this. We work, we love, we do. And the stress of it all, the exhaustion, leaves us hollowed out. Scraped out. Ghosts of our former selves.’