Maame

Maame tells the story of a girl that has to take care of her father inflicted with Alzheimer while trying to deal with a shitty job, an absent mother and an unreliable brother. Throughout the book we're following Maame slowly evolving and affirming herself while growing up, sometimes in the hardest way.

This book is really well writen and the POV of the main character is truly interesting. I related a lot on how Maame deals with anxiety and depression, while also getting to understand a lot more about what it means to grow up and evolve in this world as a black woman. This book made me feel so many emotions and I highlighted so many parts, I'm truly happy that I read it.

“Some things you’re not meant to be saved from,” Nia says. “Some things have to be lessons.”