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4.23 AVERAGE
4.23 AVERAGE
“The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not questioned.” Auntie Maya
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
This book captured me from the beginning. Ms Angelou has a wonderful way with words, using words i had never known before, but not in a way that would deter or bother me. This book details a very particular period in her life when she briefly lived in Ghana. She moved there with her son, where he attended university and she carved out a name for herself where she could. One of the things i appreciated about her writing is the honesty in her thinking and behaviors, admitting when she had made a mistake or assumed something too hastily. I identified with her on that. I also appreciated her frankness on the difficulty in finding "home" in Africa. She and other Black American expats found a difficult timw filling at home in the motherland, by the citizens and unfamiliar processes and customs, yet never truly admitted it out loud amongst them. I imagine people still have a difficult time with this, i wonder if others have written about it. Useful thinking points for someonr keen on seeking home elsewhere. The time with Malcolm was also intriguing. Ms Angelou was a fascinating lady, a bit frustrating at times, but fascinating. Recommend to all.
So beautifully written, it reads more like excellent fiction than a memoir. She provides a beautiful account of her experience as an African American living in Africa during a pivotal time of the Civil Rights movement. Loved reading this.
Continuing the tale in Maya Angelou's life. This was another interesting book, although somehow it didn't grab me quite as much as her previous books. I missed her mother - she doesn't make an appearance in this at all. And perhaps because it is more of a collection of anecdotes of things that happened whilst she was living in Ghana, it feels a little fragmented. It's certainly interesting to read about her experiences of Ghana, and also the experience of living abroad, which is when you really get to know yourself and understand your personality better. And how she realises she does have connections to America, and as much as she may want to be African, she can't leave America behind.
A portion of a life, an autobiography about searching for a home in Africa. Somewhere, she knows, her ancestors were born here, and sold into slavery. But "Black Americans" are not as welcome as she hoped, or as capable of reintegration. How can she find her roots when they were so brutally severed?
Full of fascinating characters, touching and tense moments, and a search for self, this book speaks to the heart about finding a home.
Full of fascinating characters, touching and tense moments, and a search for self, this book speaks to the heart about finding a home.
I enjoyed this book in Ms. Angelou's autobiographical series more than its predeccessor. This book provided a unique insight into the "Black American" experience for those who went to live in Africa.
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
“prejudice is a burden which confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible”
so beautiful. cannot say enough times that everyone should read this book.
so beautiful. cannot say enough times that everyone should read this book.
emotional
medium-paced