readhikerepeat's review against another edition
4.0
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I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
How have I gone through my entire life without having read Maya Angelou yet?! I can’t believe that I have been missing out on such greatness all of this time and no one saw fit to tell me this (other than Oprah, that is). But now that I’ve read her (thanks to NetGalley, who gave it to me for free in exchange for an honest review), I can say with absolute certainty that I am going to read all of the books in her autobiographical series. I’m not sure if this one is part of her series or not, but it’s a memoir that chronicles Maya’s relationship with her mother.
Abandoned as young children by their unprepared mother, Vivian Baxter, Maya and her brother lived for a decade with their grandmother. When they became and age where being a black man in the south could be problematic, Maya and Bailey moved to California to live with the mother who had abandoned them.
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I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
How have I gone through my entire life without having read Maya Angelou yet?! I can’t believe that I have been missing out on such greatness all of this time and no one saw fit to tell me this (other than Oprah, that is). But now that I’ve read her (thanks to NetGalley, who gave it to me for free in exchange for an honest review), I can say with absolute certainty that I am going to read all of the books in her autobiographical series. I’m not sure if this one is part of her series or not, but it’s a memoir that chronicles Maya’s relationship with her mother.
Abandoned as young children by their unprepared mother, Vivian Baxter, Maya and her brother lived for a decade with their grandmother. When they became and age where being a black man in the south could be problematic, Maya and Bailey moved to California to live with the mother who had abandoned them.
For the full review, click here.
instantlatte's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
3.75
karimorton33's review against another edition
4.0
This was a quick read and didn't get into too much detail about any one time in Maya's life, but I enjoyed the glimpses into her and her mother's life. I enjoyed her mother's feminist outlook and actions, and I liked how the book showed that you always need your mother, no matter how old you are. Overall, I really liked this book! (Read for Feminist Book Club)
d_youngggg's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
emmacolon's review against another edition
i’m obsessed with the bluntness and tenderness of this woman!! everything angelou writes is gold - like having a conversation with your favorite aunt.
also, of course i couldn’t end the year without another tale of daughters and their mothers. after reading much about the fraught, brittleness of these sorts of relationships, the story of the love between maya and her mother absolutely warmed my heart
also, of course i couldn’t end the year without another tale of daughters and their mothers. after reading much about the fraught, brittleness of these sorts of relationships, the story of the love between maya and her mother absolutely warmed my heart
daniking's review against another edition
4.0
"Why did they change their ways of treating me? I came to the realization that it was because I had a mother. My mother spoke highly of me, and to me. But more important, whether they met her or simply heard her, she was there with me."