Reviews tagging 'Sexism'

Sei Porque Canta o Pássaro na Gaiola by Maya Angelou

19 reviews

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.

signeskov's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

“Without willing it, I had gone from being ignorant of being ignorant to being aware of being aware. And the worst part of my awareness was that I didn’t know what I was aware of.”

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a beautiful and haunting piece of writing on the troubles of growing up black and female in interwar America. But more than that, it is really just that: a story of growing up and the wisdom that comes from experience.

Written in wonderful prose and effectively weaving its tapestry of real-life characters, events, and glimpses of memories, Angelou expresses both childlike wonder, horror, teenage anxiety, and most of all, love of family and self in the most exquisite ways. This is truly a  timeless and recommended read  and understandably part of the modern American literary canon.

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Homophobia

nrhilmer's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Cursing, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and Classism

skeptic_hecate's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.75

 Un libro estupendo, profundamente impactante, realmente excelente para conocer a la autora y definitivamente leeré el resto de las biografías de ella. Le pongo 4 de 5 estrellas porque la traducción de Carlos Manzano no es muy buena. Dejo un par de frases que me gustaron:

"Dijo que siempre debía ser intolerante con la ignorancia, pero comprensiva con la incultura"

"Las necesidades en una sociedad determinan su ética"

Realmente recomendado, en lo posible en su idioma original. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

La traducción en español de esta versión no es muy buena.

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

Although it was hard to read due to the heavy topics it deals with. The chapters weren't super connected with each other either so it felt like it was incomplete at some parts. However it's still a very important read. I wish that this was a long memoir rather than a book series of memoirs tho, since I wanted to read more of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

raelin's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and heart warming. Uplifting and depressing. Isn’t that life though? It is all the things, as is this memoir. 

This audiobook read by the author was so moving. The raw honestly and painful openness in how she beautifully and tragically describes her early life is amazing. 

It really reinforces that the adolescent experience is almost universal. The awkwardness and lack of self confidence while also being incredibly sure footed in some situations was so very relatable even 50 years after it’s original publication. 

I really would recommend this to anyone, and especially sullen teenagers who feel misunderstood by everyone around them. This really brings home that everyone has a story, and you may never know another person’s whole story, but that there are some near universal feelings about finding your place in the world and how to fit in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

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

iamstraightasanoodle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma