Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

19 reviews

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

derekthelizardwizzard's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

abception's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism and Abandonment

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Classism

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Excrement, Abortion, Murder, and Sexual harassment

ctinawest's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

Blatantly honest. Powerful and emotional. Beautifully detailed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

brynalexa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It’s hard to give a poet anything but five stars on their autobiography. I can’t imagine having such a strong memory of my formative years after going through so many transitions and traumas. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and War

Minor: Addiction, Abortion, and Alcohol

ritte_e'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

fbmzh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.0

The picture it paints is so bold yet the writer's softer heartedness is reflected in her style, or should I say her kindness....its beautiful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

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