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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

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wickedgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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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asiamd's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I loved this book! I expected to cry a lot more which I did in the beginning of the book but the manner in which she wrote the story felt so calm to me and not in a bad way. It just felt so sweet and beautiful but also at times sad and horrific. It kept me really engaged in a way that I couldn’t cry because I was so caught up in her story and what she was telling. For me this book kinda felt like a love letter to little black girls telling them look at my life and what I’ve went through and see my happy and sad moments and know you’re not alone. Even though this book isn’t technically a poetry book that’s what it felt like to me, to be able to read someones life and the obstacles they went through as a young child is so amazing to me and I can’t wait to read the next book in her autobiography series!

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christyreads83's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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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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