The Heart of a Woman by Maya Angelou

336 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography memoir challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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In The Heart of a Woman, Maya Angelou leaves California with her son, Guy, to move to New York. There she enters the society and world of black artists and writers, reads her work at the Harlem Writers Guild, and begins to take part in the struggl...

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Moods

emotional 70%
inspiring 68%
reflective 68%
adventurous 34%
hopeful 31%
informative 31%
funny 22%
challenging 20%
sad 7%
tense 5%
lighthearted 2%
dark 1%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 54%
fast 32%
slow 12%

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4.19

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