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Maya Angelou
Birth date: April 04, 1928
Died: May 28, 2014
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Portable Magic
Portable Magic rated it 5 years ago
It’s hard to read such an honest book full of uncomfortable truths. The author picks up where Caged Bird left off, telling her story from ages 17-19. It’s a story of beginnings and endings as she struggles to define herself as a person and find her way as an adult in a harsh world, as her family dis...
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 7 years ago
Finding out more about this author's life is always interesting. She tells about the good and the bad and how she felt, and she always seems to keep a good outlook on life. It helps me to get over some of the petty things in my own life.
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents
Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents rated it 7 years ago
If you're interested in Maya Angelou's life this is a good book to read. It tells a lot about her life in relation to her mother. They had a trouble relationship at times and a wonderful one at others.
Memories From Books on Booklikes
Memories From Books on Booklikes rated it 7 years ago
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is the first of seven memoirs that Maya Angelou wrote. This book tells of her life from childhood to the age of seventeen - the years 1928 to 1945. The story is a harsh and sad one, dealing with poverty, racism, abandonment, rape, sexual abuse, and teenage pregnancy. ...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 7 years ago
I really can't imagine that I would have cared much for the art of Basquiat if the editor hadn't done such a fabulous job of pairing the words with the pictures. The result feels like a close collaboration, rather than an after-the-fact pairing. Nice back matter, for those who care, too.And a shout-...
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