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Een lied aan de hemel by Maya Angelou

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sakisreads's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

I have been working my way through Angelou’s autobiographies, and this one was one of my favourites. 

Although saddening, Angelou’s brightness was reflected in her connection with Bailey and Guy ❤️
It’s absolutely astounding that she knew and worked with both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. 😳


I also LOVED that her lover came back and that her and Dolly had tricked him 🙊

4 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings included below!
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emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

This was a great closer to Maya Angelou's autobiographical series. I started reading this in high school and have been obsessed with her work since. Angelou has such a way with her words, she pulls you into her story, her life, like you're there. She knows exactly how to evoke what emotions and when to hit you with 'plot twists'-- it's autobiographical, so I'm not sure if plot twist is the right word, more like major turns in her life that the reader doesn't expect. I didn't give this book a 5 because I felt like this addition to her series, although a great finish, was a lot slower in pace and felt like the content was stretched/prolonged at times. That's really my only critique-- it's also hard because there 6 other books preceding this one to compare to, which is really where the harsher critique comes from. I love Angelou's work, anything she has written I will pick up without hesitation. If you've enjoyed any of her other autobiographies, I really recommend you finish them off with this!
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