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hjb_128's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
jessmaealbe20's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Classism
Moderate: Body shaming and Religious bigotry
Minor: Pregnancy
lots of trigger warnings but an important book to read in one's liferobinsons515's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
theelliad's review against another edition
3.5
This was required reading for my module last year and despite really enjoying what I read of it, I never got round to reading the full book until now. Angelou’s writing is so beautiful and captivating, especially when read by herself, I literally had to finish this in one sitting! I’m not typically a non-fiction reader and so the narrative exploration and descriptive attention to detail felt as immersive and entertaining as any fiction. Her coming to terms with herself, her trauma and the struggles of those around her is made both painful and relatable even for those who have never or will never experience the things she did. This is a case study in self writing and Angelou truly is someone to be studied and remembered. I don’t however understand the purpose of making an autobiography 7 <200 books? Perhaps that is just how storygraph classifies it but this book alone definitely didn’t feel complete which was annoying, I would happily have endured a longer cohesive piece instead of having to spread the reading across multiple books. (note post finishing: apparently there is audio editions of all 7 in one so that’s my bad i just didn’t realise it had 7 parts so didn’t think to look) Overall an enjoyable read :))
Graphic: Ableism, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism
Minor: Abortion and War
ritte_e's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Misogyny, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Grief, and Classism
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
3.75
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.
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
bookishlittleme's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Ableism, Car accident, and Abandonment
Minor: Body shaming, Blood, and War
a_bloom's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, and Abandonment
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, and Abortion
Minor: Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Pregnancy, and War
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
5.0
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.mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition
4.0
I struggled with some of the authors outdated views regarding fatness, being gay, and a few other issues that really took me out of the reading experience. I definitely recommend looking at trigger warnings before diving in- there’s some heavy topics.
I think I would have benefited from reading some of her other work before her autobiography. Maybe then I would have connected to her writing on a deeper level.
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Abandonment