And this is the peril of not knowing anything about a book. Maya Angelou's autobiography starts out as a pleasant but fairly conventional memoir, and then suddenly blammo, an extremely traumatic thing happens, with very little warning, that I was in no way prepared for.Which is probably just what he...
How brilliant!Angelou is a master of prose! Her writing style is just a pleasure to read in all ways. Her imagery, use of similes, just general creativity is outstanding!While she had a pretty devastating life, Angelou's memoir is full of joy. I mean, it is full of heartbreak and sadness too, but ...
Being no means qualified is not enough to stop me from making a recommendation. Though millions had read Maya Angelou’s words by the time I heard of her in 1992, the political nature of my introduction to her was sadly reason enough to keep me from her work for another 21 years. Now to those whose ...
Whilst I have a wide range of reading tastes, this is one that I would not normally consider. It is an autobiography of Maya, a black girl growing up in the depression era of America with the dreadful prejudice that was considered normal at that time in America.She is brought up mainly by her grandm...
Alternately uplifting and heartbreaking, and infused with a dignity that most books of any stripe could only hope to approach even when the most personal secret things are being described, this is a book I wish I had read much sooner and anticipate reading many times.From youth to elder adolescence,...
"Children's talent to endure stems from their ignorance of alternatives." This line from "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" went straight to my heart, connecting me to Maya Angelou's life and this book. I, too, understand this lack of alternatives, a truth from my own childhood. This book was ever...
I'm quite ashamed that it's taken me this long to read this book. Maya Angelou is so inspirational to many people so reading about her childhood and adolescence was really special. I found her autobiography tragic and also hopeful at the same time. Things have changed a lot since Angelou's childhood...
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