Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Yo Sé Por Qué Canta El Pájaro Enjaulado by Maya Angelou

77 reviews

tammy_123's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.75

It really made me think about life in general and how easy my life is compared. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse and Pregnancy

kmikitin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Lesbophobia

abception's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

library_of_al's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

I like the writing and I found a lot of what Angelou was saying relatable in some ways, but I didn’t quite understand the ending. For the whole book I felt like I was waiting for something more, but it never came. I think there might be a second book to this, though I’m not sure. What Angelou had written is very insightful of the Black experience and honestly people should be forced to read this book instead of “To Kill A Mockingbird” because Angelou just captures experiences so much better than Harper Lee ever could. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

jalexpulliamkepler's review against another edition

challenging slow-paced

4.0

Interesting and often moving but sometimes felt more like a series of essays than a memoir

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and War

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Murder, and Sexual harassment

whityreading's review against another edition

reflective slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

tedgluxe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Lesbophobia

ctinawest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Blatantly honest. Powerful and emotional. Beautifully detailed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It’s hard to give a poet anything but five stars on their autobiography. I can’t imagine having such a strong memory of my formative years after going through so many transitions and traumas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Alcohol