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Heartbreaking and at the same time it impresses by the resilience of the author. A book that gets you out of your comfort zone and gets you on the right side of the history, giving you opportunity to reflect on the injustices
I found the pacing of this autobiography to be a little slow and meandering. I get that this was written over 50 years ago (1969), back when there was a sore lack of diversity and representation in the stories that were shared to a wide audience. Somehow it just didn't really have much of an impact on me.
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A beautiful and candid autobiography of Maya Angelou from her birth to age 17, showing us how she evolved from a shy and awkward girl victim of racism to a self-possessed young woman and mother. Wonderful writing style, a deep love for literature, an engrossing story with a sense of humour and a rage for justice.
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Extremely beautiful writing, you forget your reading non fiction in the best way possible
An infamous "banned" book by one of the greatest poets of our time, this memoir gives a powerful look into what it was like to grow up during the Jim Crow era.