Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Jag vet varför burfågeln sjunger by Maya Angelou

43 reviews

betag1013's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Body horror, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Car accident, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Ableism, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Slavery

tip_be_knowin's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

haileyeh's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Minor: Lesbophobia

evella_epub's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.25

Wonderful book overall, and a beautiful, ending to a story that starts uncertain of itself.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Sexual harassment

mirandaleighhhh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Ohhhhhhhh wow. What a treat to listen to Maya Angelou tell her story (and even sing!). This was very difficult to listen to in the beginning pertaining to what happened when she was 8 years old, and I had to take a break before journeying on. I loved how she mentioned her journey with reading since she was very young, and I was flabbergasted at some of her experiences (the junk yard!). This is an important read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Racism, Murder, Racial slurs, and Violence

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Body horror, Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Pregnancy, Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Abortion, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Slavery

robinsons515's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

_izzi_'s review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Minor: Abortion

pearllsss's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

So many important themes in a tiny book.

Maya Angelou’s life story is a wonder and testament of strength that women, especially, women of color are born with. So brutally, yet innocently honest about the hardships, wonders, and traumas of life. 

It was an honor to read her story and to learn about another person’s walk of life. She teaches us that no matter the pain, the suffering, the horrors, the cages : we must always find a way to sing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

anniestar's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Listening to Maya Angelou share her story was so powerful and moving!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Violence