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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

38 reviews

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad slow-paced

2.0

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mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition

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slow-paced

4.0

I think I’m going to bump up my star rating- I had an average reading experience, but that may have been due to the darker elements of the book. In the end, I had a really hard time connecting to the narrative and the “so what”- maybe because I have read other narratives/stories like this one. Or maybe because so many memoirs today take the individual experience and connect it to larger world/societal events. Or maybe I don’t find memoirs about one’s childhood that interesting?

I struggled with some of the authors outdated views regarding fatness, being gay, and a few other issues that really took me out of the reading experience. I definitely recommend looking at trigger warnings before diving in- there’s some heavy topics.

I think I would have benefited from reading some of her other work before her autobiography. Maybe then I would have connected to her writing on a deeper level.

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mayavd's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

5.0

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hkingcrab's review against another edition

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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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