Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

16 reviews

clarabelitz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Racism

Moderate: Slavery, Hate crime, and Pregnancy

lily1304's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, Alcoholism, War, and Pregnancy

shibaunited's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

carlytenille's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Racism, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

Minor: Pregnancy, Car accident, Sexual content, and War

caribbeangirlreading's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Suicide attempt

raelin's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

Heartbreaking and heart warming. Uplifting and depressing. Isn’t that life though? It is all the things, as is this memoir. 

This audiobook read by the author was so moving. The raw honestly and painful openness in how she beautifully and tragically describes her early life is amazing. 

It really reinforces that the adolescent experience is almost universal. The awkwardness and lack of self confidence while also being incredibly sure footed in some situations was so very relatable even 50 years after it’s original publication. 

I really would recommend this to anyone, and especially sullen teenagers who feel misunderstood by everyone around them. This really brings home that everyone has a story, and you may never know another person’s whole story, but that there are some near universal feelings about finding your place in the world and how to fit in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Lesbophobia