Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

19 reviews

a_bloom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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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Content Warnings

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

passionatereader78's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

Maya let's us into her past. This book was inspiring. I enjoyed learning more about this great lady.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child death, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Car accident, War, and Classism

Poverty, WWII, concentration camps, Japanese displacement, homelessness, d slur.

lucille_c's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Slavery, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War

clarabelitz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Hate crime, Slavery, and Pregnancy

thebankofbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

2.5

Whilst I’m in awe and pain at the life Maya has lived, and whilst I was fascinated to find out about it, I’m sad to say that I was put off by the writing style. For me, it felt off and made it so much harder to get into.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

elaser's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

It truly opens your eyes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Murder, and Pregnancy

iamstraightasanoodle's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, and Medical trauma