Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

26 reviews

wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Genocide, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

A very thoughtful, caring, emotional memoir with exquisite prose, but mind the warnings. The way she describes being SA’d as a child is extremely graphic, disturbing, and heartbreaking. I am grateful for her honesty and bravery telling exactly how all the victims of such a horror have to walk a tightrope of expectations, and how adults often make it harder for a child to tell anyone if they are harmed. Best part is how much love overflows in the pages for everything dear to her. Maya Angelou is a wonderful soul.

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

tetedump's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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

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

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

emilycornelius's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

Formidable writing about an extraordinary life. From the perspective of her as a child which connects to the inner child and human experience in all of us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Pregnancy

hkingcrab's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I went in to this book not knowing much abt it except that it was well-known. I listened to the audiobook which is narrated by Angelou. I think if I had read it word by word, I would have cried. There are so many darker themes, but narrated very lightly. 
If you are a fan of Angelou, I think you would appreciate this book. Please check the content warnings before reading though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

lnickel7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This book is beautiful if you can endure the sad and terrible. 
You will learn to empathize in a new way, and appreciate Maya Angelou so much more.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape

ginadapooh's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault