Maame: A Today Show Read With Jenna Book Club Pick
Smart, funny, and deeply affecting, Jessica George's Maame deals with the themes of our time with humor and poignancy: from familial duty and racism, to female pleasure, the complexity of love, and the life-saving power of friendship. Most important, it explores what it feels like to be torn between two homes and cultures―and it celebrates finally being able to find where you belong.
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âMove out, Maddie. Live a little, Maddie. I never wanted to admit it, but I'm so glad to be out of the house and living my life. I hope that doesn't make me a bad person. I almost can't blame James for abandoning me, because there's just so much our there, you know? I have a boyfriend, a better job, and I'm going on holiday with new friends. I don't cry at night anymoreâ¦I'm free.â
While I found some of her naivety unbelievable I loved the trying to figure out who you are and who you want to be while navigating how you were raised.
Good book. I listened to the audio book and it was strangely edited. There were parts of the story that were recorded on a different microphone or in a different environment. Like maybe the first time a word was mispronounced? Sometimes it would be like one sentence. Sometimes it would be like three words out of a sentence. When this happened it popped me out of the story. Like the flow was messed up. I donât know how that got past the final stages and onto the shelves. But that aside I really liked this book.
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