Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Yo Sé Por Qué Canta El Pájaro Enjaulado by Maya Angelou

30 reviews

mreallyhatesyou's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

sarah_hutchins's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

rylene's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

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

madamenovelist's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident

A very thoughtful, caring, emotional memoir with exquisite prose, but mind the warnings. The way she describes being SA’d as a child is extremely graphic, disturbing, and heartbreaking. I am grateful for her honesty and bravery telling exactly how all the victims of such a horror have to walk a tightrope of expectations, and how adults often make it harder for a child to tell anyone if they are harmed. Best part is how much love overflows in the pages for everything dear to her. Maya Angelou is a wonderful soul.

shellanor_rigby's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Pregnancy

katydied's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War

Minor: Sexual assault and Violence

tetedump's review against another edition

inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment

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.

hkingcrab's review against another edition

challenging lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

I went in to this book not knowing much abt it except that it was well-known. I listened to the audiobook which is narrated by Angelou. I think if I had read it word by word, I would have cried. There are so many darker themes, but narrated very lightly. 
If you are a fan of Angelou, I think you would appreciate this book. Please check the content warnings before reading though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

lucille_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War