Reviews - Un billet d'avion pour l'Afrique

Wonderful to have access to Maya Angelou's world and the inner workings of her mind. The book moves quickly and entertains (hello Sheikhali!), while also providing a poignant glimpse into the search for ancestry, the search for home. Sometimes I felt a bit lost with the number of names that were being dropped, but I suspect that Angelou wanted to honour friends by including them. Overall, a delightful travel memoir and a beautiful reclamation of identity.

rosy1912's review against another edition

2.0

I love Maya Angelou and think she's a brilliant storyteller. This is why I was able to get through the book in such a short time (like 3 days). However, I felt that it was more of Ms Angelous writing that propelled the story forward, than the actual story. It seemed directionless and lacking purpose. It was like a random recollection of events and her desire to move back to the states seemed forced when I wanted to know of her journey more. I guess I wanted more!!!! I wanted her to fill in the gaps as the story seemed awfully rushed and lacking depth!

Love her though and will keep reading her stuff. Her wisdom is what makes her stories so beautifully told.

tyrfishy's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective

This is the first I've read of Maya Angelou's works and I certainly mean to read more. Her quest for home, so entwined with the history of slavery and the present segregation, was so deeply felt from her words. I never considered how painful it must be for African Americans (and i imagine Black Brits, etc) to return to Africa and still feel like it is not home. Given the current landscape of USA and, to a lesser extent, western Europe, this autobiography and the theme at the heart of it is just as relevant as when it was first published.

meliss_ha's review against another edition

3.5

hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Good, but my least favourite of her memoir series so far.

malaksilmi's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

harrietmarydean's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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