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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

16 reviews

librarymouse's review against another edition

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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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derekthelizardwizzard's review against another edition

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5.0

I would like to have met Maya Angelou. She seems to have been a great person.

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5.0


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jalexpulliamkepler's review

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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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4.0


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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

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3.75

Difficult to read, but in the way that it challenges how you think about things.

In particular this made me consider the times it took place during, the "good ole days" and how shitty they were for a lot people.  I make it a habit to not read much about a book before I pick it up to give everything a fair chance and the reason why I picked those one up was because I saw it on a list of commonly banned books.  While it contains some mature(-ish) content, it is much tamer than many things I read as a youth and the value of showing other-ing on a personal degree is unmatched.

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croww_teeth's review against another edition

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5.0


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a_bloom's review against another edition

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4.25

It took a little while for me to get used to the writing and actually interested in the story, but within a hundred pages it REALLY captured my attention. Her writing is beautiful and descriptive and painfully aware of how her younger self perceived the situation of her birth and life. However, the last few chapters come off awkward as it strays from the usual pacing, but considering she had more autobots it makes sense.

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readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0


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emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.0


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