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robinsons515's review against another edition
5.0
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Abandonment, Rape, Hate crime, Classism, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Death, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Child abuse
theelliad's review against another edition
3.5
This was required reading for my module last year and despite really enjoying what I read of it, I never got round to reading the full book until now. Angelou’s writing is so beautiful and captivating, especially when read by herself, I literally had to finish this in one sitting! I’m not typically a non-fiction reader and so the narrative exploration and descriptive attention to detail felt as immersive and entertaining as any fiction. Her coming to terms with herself, her trauma and the struggles of those around her is made both painful and relatable even for those who have never or will never experience the things she did. This is a case study in self writing and Angelou truly is someone to be studied and remembered. I don’t however understand the purpose of making an autobiography 7 <200 books? Perhaps that is just how storygraph classifies it but this book alone definitely didn’t feel complete which was annoying, I would happily have endured a longer cohesive piece instead of having to spread the reading across multiple books. (note post finishing: apparently there is audio editions of all 7 in one so that’s my bad i just didn’t realise it had 7 parts so didn’t think to look) Overall an enjoyable read :))
Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, and Ableism
Moderate: Child abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Blood, and Gaslighting
Minor: Abortion and War
ritte_e's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, and Rape
Moderate: Classism, Misogyny, Bullying, Grief, Medical content, Body shaming, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, and Slavery
wickedgrumpy's review against another edition
3.75
In particular this made me consider the times it took place during, the "good ole days" and how shitty they were for a lot people. I make it a habit to not read much about a book before I pick it up to give everything a fair chance and the reason why I picked those one up was because I saw it on a list of commonly banned books. While it contains some mature(-ish) content, it is much tamer than many things I read as a youth and the value of showing other-ing on a personal degree is unmatched.
Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Abandonment, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Grief, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual violence, and War
bookishlittleme's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs
Moderate: Abandonment, Ableism, and Car accident
Minor: War, Body shaming, and Blood
a_bloom's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Rape, Racial slurs, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Sexual violence, and Sexism
Moderate: Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Death, Blood, Abortion, and Addiction
Minor: Infidelity, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, War, Incest, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Transphobia, Toxic relationship, and Slavery
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Body shaming, Ableism, Sexism, Grief, Mental illness, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Medical content, and Child abuse
Minor: Child death, Bullying, War, Infidelity, Car accident, Police brutality, Torture, Slavery, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Excrement, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Drug use, and Classism
Poverty, WWII, concentration camps, Japanese displacement, homelessness, d slur.mrsdarcylynn's review against another edition
4.0
I struggled with some of the authors outdated views regarding fatness, being gay, and a few other issues that really took me out of the reading experience. I definitely recommend looking at trigger warnings before diving in- there’s some heavy topics.
I think I would have benefited from reading some of her other work before her autobiography. Maybe then I would have connected to her writing on a deeper level.
Graphic: Pedophilia, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Fatphobia, and Death
nrhilmer's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, Sexism, Ableism, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Classism, and Hate crime
shibaunited's review against another edition
3.75
Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Body shaming, Classism, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence