Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Carta À Minha Filha by Maya Angelou

12 reviews

kajasversion's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

It started off strong, I really love it. But then it just went downhill, I’m really disappointed. The lessons at the start were really impactful but the second half was basically just her worshipping the USA and praising christianity, none of which are things I can get behind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Sexual assault

stevia333k's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.0

I mean some of it is wise, tho there's a shitload of assimilationism. Anyways, we're told to tailor this wisdom with our intelligence as we see fit.

A lot of it basically comes down to be polite so that you can make friends with people who will be willing to bail you out as needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction

saraossman's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual assault

odetojersey's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

3.0

this isn't my favorite by maya angelou, but because maya angelou wrote it, it's still excellent. some of her ideas are a little dated (vulgarity, piercings, etc), but that's to be expected. i enjoyed listening to the audio a lot because maya reads it herself and she was an excellent speaker, so it's a joy to listen to her. i think there are a lot of beautiful ideas in here and anyone who reads it will probably find something to take away from it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Murder

virgloo's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Kidnapping

caterina's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.5

Maya Angelou is great, but the best thing about this book is that the audiobook is read by her. I love when she's sharing stories that she learned from, and the coffee story and the rug story will definitely stick with me, but her preachy advice (e.g. all the stuff about patriotism) is not my thing and I often disagreed with her. It's a disjointed collection, and in particular her short essay on rape feels like her just taking the opportunity to throw a take out there without having done research or thought it through. Take what resonates and leave the rest!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Ableism, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

katharinabolder's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

amalinajamil's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

A Letter To My Daughter tells a story about persevering in the face of adversity with poise and kindness. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

darbylane's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping