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madamenovelist's review against another edition
4.5
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.asiamd's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment
bookish_bry's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Sexism
Minor: Pregnancy
georgie_mb's review against another edition
5.0
Beautiful, poignant, and heartbreaking. Maya’s story is incredible and you truly root for her every step of the way. Highly recommend the BBC audiobook of this, as they bring it to life as part audiobook, part radio play.
Moderate: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Pregnancy
tetedump's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Sexual harassment
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
amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism
Moderate: Death and War
Minor: Abortion
kemrick19's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
michaelion's review against another edition
4.25
And on a personal note a lot of moments hit a little tew close to home. I'm not gonna list them but not me and Miss Dr Angelou living the same life having the same experiences feeling the same feelings!!! I had to put the book down a couple times and cover my face!!!
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Minor: Fatphobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, and Abortion
blainereads's review against another edition
4.0
Today, it falls a little bit flat and/or dry (though the trauma is, as it always will be, horrific); the instances of racism (towards Latinos and Asians) and implied homophobia, though understandable for the period, are still a bummer; and it is certainly not the most engaging memoir I’ve ever read, but I know that those incredibly compelling memoirs (often from marginzaled authors) only exist because of this one, so I suppose for that alone, it deserves at least four stars.
Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence