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ftrebelo's review against another edition
2.0
The writing is compelling, and I particularly enjoyed the parts around her life with her grandmother in the South. The telling of some of the traumatic episodes was a little to raw for me and I found the ending a bit abrupt (I realize Angelou has a whole series of memoirs, but I wasn't really left wanting to read more).
fiorellareads's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this book.
I Loved Maya's style of writing.
There are certain feelings in childhood that you completely forget and erase from your memory, which she seems to remember so clear and vividly, were explained with such care that it really brought me back in time, to feelings and questions I had for myself and others. Despite some very dark incidents in her life, Maya carefully weaves her childhood stories together and delivers a beautifully finished product that gives us insight into her precocious self dealing with racism, self-acceptance, and belonging as she grows up in the 40's and 50's.
I Loved Maya's style of writing.
There are certain feelings in childhood that you completely forget and erase from your memory, which she seems to remember so clear and vividly, were explained with such care that it really brought me back in time, to feelings and questions I had for myself and others. Despite some very dark incidents in her life, Maya carefully weaves her childhood stories together and delivers a beautifully finished product that gives us insight into her precocious self dealing with racism, self-acceptance, and belonging as she grows up in the 40's and 50's.
razmatesz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
booksmellers's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
staycee_franklyn's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
jessiedev's review against another edition
5.0
Dr. Maya Angelou's autobiography is an important read for everyone on the planet. Her writing style is gracious and textured, and her prose provides a vivid experience of being raised a Black woman in 1930s Arkansas. Read it to stretch your empathetic muscle, to learn about Black American history, to fall in love with literature all over again.