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tidoublegarrr's review against another edition
4.0
This was eye-opening reading about a single mother living in poverty and working as a maid in the U.S. I wish she had gone into depth about her family at the beginning or her childhood as some background. Her ability to persevere and do whatever she had to to get her and her daughter through is inspiring.
bryneo's review against another edition
dark
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4.5
ksejane's review against another edition
2.0
2.5⭐️
I loved the Netflix series so much that I decided to read the book to hopefully gain more insight. Sadly I was disappointed. I realized that the series is loosely based on the book. Felt distant from the author and there were so many unexamined factors that could have made the book more impactful. While this wasn’t my favorite memoir, it did shed some light on the struggles of poverty and the cycle of getting stuck in emotionally abusive relationships. I'd recommend skipping the book and watching the series instead.
I loved the Netflix series so much that I decided to read the book to hopefully gain more insight. Sadly I was disappointed. I realized that the series is loosely based on the book. Felt distant from the author and there were so many unexamined factors that could have made the book more impactful. While this wasn’t my favorite memoir, it did shed some light on the struggles of poverty and the cycle of getting stuck in emotionally abusive relationships. I'd recommend skipping the book and watching the series instead.
xo_erica's review against another edition
2.0
I found the author to be so whiny and annoying. I also felt like she talked in circles, retelling and re-whining about the same things over and over again.
sonyabeatty's review against another edition
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4.0
nancy_ahyee's review against another edition
4.0
See my full review of this title on my blog: Books Under the Blanket (with a flashlight): https://booksundertheblanket.com/treating-people-the-way-you-want-to-be-treated/
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lilredkmd's review against another edition
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4.0
nolasis17's review against another edition
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5.0
All the stars. What a great book that covers classism, wealthy privilege, poverty stigma, and the role politicians play in propagating these stigmas against some of the hardest working people in our society to justify denying basic human rights to them.
It’s just luck that a lot of us aren’t without homes, food, or medical care, and some of us barely have access to these things. Anything can happen to put us in a similar position as the author. Why the U.S.—one of the richest countries in the world— doesn’t provide basic services for its people, and instead treats those less unfortunate with such vitriol and derision is so maddening. What became obvious was how much the U.S. government teaches people to hate the working and middle class and to revere the wealthy, even though that sort of worship is not earned and at times is because they’ve exploited the labor of the working class.
It’s just luck that a lot of us aren’t without homes, food, or medical care, and some of us barely have access to these things. Anything can happen to put us in a similar position as the author. Why the U.S.—one of the richest countries in the world— doesn’t provide basic services for its people, and instead treats those less unfortunate with such vitriol and derision is so maddening. What became obvious was how much the U.S. government teaches people to hate the working and middle class and to revere the wealthy, even though that sort of worship is not earned and at times is because they’ve exploited the labor of the working class.
dmparry's review against another edition
4.0
Maid was a quick, easy read. The descriptions and narratives of the day to day cleaning tasks, characterized clients, struggles with child care, sickness, loneliness were deeply felt while reading. The journey to get back to Montana was laden with obstacles. I felt the book cut off abruptly when she got to her desired location. I would have liked the story to continue while life was good.