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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

28 reviews

taylorlanxon's review against another edition

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4.0


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eatingbrains's review against another edition

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3.75

Difficult to read, but in the way that it challenges how you think about things.

In particular this made me consider the times it took place during, the "good ole days" and how shitty they were for a lot people.  I make it a habit to not read much about a book before I pick it up to give everything a fair chance and the reason why I picked those one up was because I saw it on a list of commonly banned books.  While it contains some mature(-ish) content, it is much tamer than many things I read as a youth and the value of showing other-ing on a personal degree is unmatched.

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croww_teeth's review against another edition

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5.0


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dragongirl271's review against another edition

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5.0


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madamenovelist's review against another edition

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4.5


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alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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4.0

very profound and necessary, everyone should read this. 

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chriswoody94's review against another edition

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5.0


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a_bloom's review

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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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passionatereader78's review against another edition

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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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amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

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4.0


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