Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

11 reviews

fbmzh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

The picture it paints is so bold yet the writer's softer heartedness is reflected in her style, or should I say her kindness....its beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Self harm, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Colonisation

katydied's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Racial slurs, Sexual content, War, Slavery, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

a_bloom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

It took a little while for me to get used to the writing and actually interested in the story, but within a hundred pages it REALLY captured my attention. Her writing is beautiful and descriptive and painfully aware of how her younger self perceived the situation of her birth and life. However, the last few chapters come off awkward as it strays from the usual pacing, but considering she had more autobots it makes sense.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death, Blood, Abortion, and Addiction

Minor: Infidelity, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, War, Incest, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Slavery

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Maya let's us into her past. This book was inspiring. I enjoyed learning more about this great lady.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Abandonment, Racism, Slavery, Addiction, Death, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Classism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Hate crime, Pregnancy, and Slavery

Moderate: Death and War

Minor: Abortion

readingwithkaitlyn's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body shaming, Ableism, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Medical content, and Child abuse

Minor: Child death, Bullying, War, Infidelity, Car accident, Police brutality, Torture, Slavery, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Drug use, and Classism

Poverty, WWII, concentration camps, Japanese displacement, homelessness, d slur.

lucille_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Ableism, Lesbophobia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Infidelity, Slavery, Abandonment, Alcohol, Death, Murder, and Blood

Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

clarabelitz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

Whilst I’m in awe and pain at the life Maya has lived, and whilst I was fascinated to find out about it, I’m sad to say that I was put off by the writing style. For me, it felt off and made it so much harder to get into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racial slurs, Racism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

elaser's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

It truly opens your eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Racism, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, and Slavery