Reviews tagging 'Murder'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

30 reviews

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

One thing that makes it hard to get through nonfiction is that it is often pure and objective fact, nothing but hard statements and the evidence to back it up, but Angelou writes in a way that doesn't just feel the way a memoir / autobiography would, like someone telling their life story, but in a way that is colorful and bright and fluid like fiction usually is. Well, good fiction at least.

And on a personal note a lot of moments hit a little tew close to home. I'm not gonna list them but not me and Miss Dr Angelou living the same life having the same experiences feeling the same feelings!!! I had to put the book down a couple times and cover my face!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Abortion

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

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

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War

st61826's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Cursing, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

lily1304's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and War

mexigingerale's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

anne152's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

internationalreads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

arachnophobia's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

Great biography. Learned a lot about history in this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and Murder

jessicaa_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

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: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

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