Reviews tagging 'Blood'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

23 reviews

tigerlark's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Angelou's writing is tremendous! I have found some books of this genre and time period to be quite difficult to understand or get into, but this one was very accessible. A good mixture of inspiring, sad, painful, and funny moments. I could not put it down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Fatphobia

seanamcphie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Blood

hkingcrab's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Blood, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Suicidal thoughts

michaelion's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

One thing that makes it hard to get through nonfiction is that it is often pure and objective fact, nothing but hard statements and the evidence to back it up, but Angelou writes in a way that doesn't just feel the way a memoir / autobiography would, like someone telling their life story, but in a way that is colorful and bright and fluid like fiction usually is. Well, good fiction at least.

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!!!

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Content Warnings

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

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

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: War

shibaunited's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

sunny_not's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

Although it was hard to read due to the heavy topics it deals with. The chapters weren't super connected with each other either so it felt like it was incomplete at some parts. However it's still a very important read. I wish that this was a long memoir rather than a book series of memoirs tho, since I wanted to read more of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Car accident, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lucinotlucy's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Infidelity, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

caitvb's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, and Blood