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Yo Sé Por Qué Canta El Pájaro Enjaulado by Maya Angelou

213 reviews

attoliairene's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

See, you don't have to think about doing the right thing. If you're for the right thing, then you do it without thinking.

That ending was so beautiful and abrupt, it left me smiling and speechless 🥲 I didn’t know anything about Maya Angelou before reading this (don’t even remember how this book ended up on my TBR) but her writing was very accessible and honest. In this memoir, she described her experiences as a child growing up in a small town and as a teenager in a big city, which were very interesting and shocking 😨 I mainly read this book during my commute and it felt like I was living vicariously through Angelou’s narration for a short period of time everyday, reminding me to be grateful for how I am living today.

Life is going to give you just what you put in it. Put your whole heart in everything you do, and pray, then you can wait.

PS I would recommend reading Angelou’s ‘Caged Bird’ poem after finishing this memoir
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callysutherland's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

3.0

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katied90's review against another edition

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challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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pelicancitycafe's review against another edition

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funny inspiring medium-paced

4.75

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challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Maya Angelou is the indomitable human spirit. What an incredible person.
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sunflower_13's review against another edition

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I can see why this book is a classic. There are a lot of really heavy themes, but there’s also humor and a beautiful, poetic nature to the storytelling. Listening to Maya Angelou recount her childhood experiences through the audiobook solidified how real the stories are. My heart broke for her several times in listening to her story, but I am so glad I read this book.
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challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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331bats's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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4.0

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librarymouse's review against another edition

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emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Hearing Maya Angelou tell her own story in her own voice was wonderful. She's a gifted storyteller and speaker, and her mastery of language creates a wonderfully vivid image of her childhood for her readers.
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