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hollyatree's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, and Pedophilia
emeraldgarnet's review against another edition
4.0
Well written with a good plot and a properly considered structure.
roxnn2000's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book despite some hesitation when forced to read it in school. I found the book to be very engaging and honest about her life and made me really understand everything she went through and how she felt growing up being treated like an outcast.
addiekmartin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence
dreaming_ace's review against another edition
5.0
This is a classic which I am glad I read. It does not read like an autobiography because it has such an interesting cast of characters. It is amazing how wise some are as children.
outoftheblue14's review against another edition
3.0
Bellissimo e terribile. Il racconto di un'infanzia da bambina nera tra l'Arkansas e la California durante gli anni Trenta e Quaranta.
caitlinpurdy4's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.25
mitskacir's review against another edition
5.0
Angelou writes about herself as if writing fondly about a younger sister. Her outlook on life is at times piercing and acerbic, calling out the racism and inequity she experienced in her youth, and at other times shockingly generous, applying humor to even some of the most horrendous of her experiences. This was certainly a book about hard, difficult things happening to people often because of their skin color or gender, but was also uplifting, funny, hopeful, and realistic. I have never read any of Angelou's poetry before, so I'm not sure if it carries the same tone as her prose (or the same variety of tone I suppose). This book surprised me, and I am looking forward to reading more of her autobiography.
amycam's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.75