309 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780860685111
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Publication date: 21 April 1998
Description
In this first volume of her seven books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimin...
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reflective 74%
inspiring 52%
sad 35%
challenging 32%
hopeful 27%
dark 23%
informative 23%
funny 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%
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fast 12%
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Rape, Racism, Sexual assault
309 pages • first pub 1969 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780860685111
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Virago Press
Publication date: 21 April 1998
Description
In this first volume of her seven books of autobiography, Maya Angelou beautifully evokes her childhood with her grandmother in the American south of the 1930s. Loving the world, she also knows its cruelty. As a Black woman she has known discrimin...
Community Reviews Summary of 20,064 reviews
Moods
reflective 74%
inspiring 52%
sad 35%
challenging 32%
hopeful 27%
dark 23%
informative 23%
funny 11%
tense 8%
adventurous 5%
lighthearted 1%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 12%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Rape, Racism, Sexual assault